Document Details
Title:
SUMMARY OF NECROPSY FINDINGS IN DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
SHEEP; NECROPSY; LESIONS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; DEATH; LUNGS; ANIMALS
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1971 Nov 30
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0016
Accession Number:
NV0005246
Document Number(s):
SWRHL62R
Originating Research Org.:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, U.S.
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
A REVIEW OF 49 NECROPSIES PERFORMED ON DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP IN THE SOU THERN NEVADA AREA IS PRESENTED. THE APPENDIX SHOWS A CONDENSED VERSIO N OF ALL NECROPSIES LISTING INFORMATION ON SEX, AGE, DIAGNOSES, AND SP ECIFIC PATHOGENS. INCIDENCE OF PULMONARY PATHOLOGY WAS HIGH FOR ALL A GE CLASSES OF SHEEP: YOUNG (0-3 YEARS) 78 ; PRIME (4-9 YEARS) 74 ; OLD (10+ YEARS) 92 . THE DATA SUGGEST THAT LUNG LESIONS MAY BE MORE PREV ALENT IN OLD ANIMALS. THERE WAS LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN THE OCCURRENCE O F PULMONARY PATHOLOGY BETWEEN SEXES (FEMALES 79 , MALES 83 ). THE MAJ OR CAUSE OF DEATH WHEN DETERMINED WAS PNEUMONIA. THE DATA PRESENTED W ILL PROVIDE REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS WORKING WITH DE SERT BIGHORN SHEEP IN THE WORLD AND IN CAPTIVITY.