Estimation of Body Weight of a White-Tailed Deer From Bone Size
Purdue JR. 1986. Estimation of Body Weight of a White-Tailed Deer From Bone Size. Springfield, IL
Lower leg bones of 210 modern white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from 8 localities in eastern North America were used to examine factors influencing the relationships between bone size and body size. Locality (island versus mainland), age, and sex were shown to affect bone size-body weight relationships. After accounting for the compounding factors, a set of unified regressions are presented that estimate adult live weight in the late autumn of white-tailed deer. However, since live weight is subjected to many diverse influences, the estimates should be used only as an ordinal guide to size.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Purdue, James
- Date of Issue
- 1986
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Age profile, Lower leg bones, Odocoileus Virginianus, Regression Scale, Weight Influences