Description
The primary aim of this webinar is to introduce the viewer to the range of deer communities found in the UK. The content draws on the book Deer Veterinary Medicine published by the British Deer Veterinary Association (BDVA) in collaboration with Wiley. This is the first major book about deer in the UK from a veterinary perspective in over 30 years.
Learning Objectives
- Identify sources of information about deer species found in the UK
- Describe the composition of the various populations of deer in the UK
- Explain the concerns about the health & welfare of reindeer kept in the UK
- Describe some common diseases that may affect deer.
- Describe some notifiable diseases that may affect deer.
- Discuss ticks (Ixodes ricinus) and tick-borne diseases in deer, livestock and humans
