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Effects of sex, age, habitat, and body weight on kidney weight in white-tailed deer

Journal Article · · Growth; (United States)
OSTI ID:5267544
Kidney (Y) and body (X) weights in kilograms are highly correlated (r = 0.88) in white-tailed deer. As in other mammals, the relationship between the two variables is curvilinear with Y = 2.493 X/sup 0/ /sup 746/. Habitat did not affect the parameters of the relationship although certain sex-age and sex month categories did. However, use of kidney weight in standardizing body condition indices in deer of different sizes still seems warranted for white-tailed deer in the Southeastern United States during the hunting season because of the relatively high predictability of the overall kidney-body weight relationship.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Georgia, Aiken, SC
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-09-0819
OSTI ID:
5267544
Journal Information:
Growth; (United States), Journal Name: Growth; (United States) Vol. 44:1; ISSN GROWA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English