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In a continuing effort to better understand the transmission and persistence of chronic wasting disease in wild populations of cervids, Colorado State University, Fort Collins houses two species of deer indoors to study the pathogenesis of chronic wasting disease. Here we report key aspects regarding the husbandry and medication of Reeves' muntjac and white-tailed deer in captivity for research purposes.
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McNulty, E., Selariu, A., Anderson, K. et al. Aspects of the husbandry and management of captive cervids. Lab Anim 45, 140–142 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban.972
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