Observation of Dystocia in Wild Elk

Chad P. Lehman; Lowell E. Schmitz; Mark A. Rumble; Jackie J. Kragel; Joshua J. Millspaugh

doi:10.3398/064.072.0214

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Chad P. Lehman,¹ Lowell E. Schmitz,² Mark A. Rumble,³ Jackie J. Kragel,⁴ Joshua J. Millspaugh⁵

¹Suth Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Custer State Park, 13329 U.S. Hwy. 16A, Custer, SD 57730. E-mail: chad.lehman@state.sd.us
²South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, The Outdoor Campus—West, 4130 Adventure Trail, Rapid City, SD 57702.
³USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 8221 South Hwy. 16, Rapid City, SD 57702.
⁴South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, 13329 U.S. Hwy. 16A, Custer, SD 57730.
⁵University of Missouri, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building, Columbia, MO 65211.

Abstract

On the basis of reports in the literature, incidence of dystocia in wild elk (Cervus elaphus) across the west is rare. In 2011, one of 34 (3%) pregnant cow elk in our study experienced dystocia during birth. Our visual observations indicated that it took approximately 4 days for a radio-collared cow elk to succumb to dystocia in our study. Little is known about dystocia in wild elk populations, and our observation provides some insight about fetal malpresentations.

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Chad P. Lehman, Lowell E. Schmitz, Mark A. Rumble, Jackie J. Kragel, and Joshua J. Millspaugh "Observation of Dystocia in Wild Elk," Western North American Naturalist 72(2), 250-251, (1 August 2012). https://doi.org/10.3398/064.072.0214

Received: 23 November 2011; Accepted: 1 February 2012; Published: 1 August 2012

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