BEHAVIOR PATTERN AS THE INDICATOR OF REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF ALPINE MUSK DEER

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MENG Q.; LI H.; MENG X.

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Journal: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH (IJVR) Year:2012 | Volume:13 | Issue:4 (41) Page(s): 276-281

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BEHAVIOR PATTERN AS THE INDICATOR OF REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF ALPINE MUSK DEER

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MENG Q. | LI H. | MENG X. | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

IN CAPTIVITYQ2

ALPINE MUSK DEER (MOSCHUS SIFANICUS)Q2

FEMALEQ3

BEHAVIORAL FREQUENCYQ2

REPRODUCTION SUCCESSQ2

Abstract

To establish the behavioral indicator of reproductive success of FEMALE captive Alpine musk deer (Moschus sifanicus), the focal sampling was used to record the individual behaviors at Xinglongshan Musk Deer Farm (XMDF), Gansu province, China. Conducted between June 2008 and January 2009, 31 adult FEMALEs were observed, of which 26 had successfully bred in the previous year, and five of which were barren. The frequencies of 12 behaviors were recorded and compared to explore variation in reproductive success and general behavior patterns. The results showed that there were differences in behavioral frequencies between FEMALEs barren and fawned in the previous year. Compared to successful individuals, barren FEMALEs expressed environment sniffing more frequently during non-mating season, but less frequently during mating season (P<0.05). FEMALEs which had previously fawned expressed ano-genital sniffing less frequently than barren FEMALEs in non-mating season (P<0.05). Furthermore, both FEMALE groups elicited the male specific tail-pasting behavior, although the demonstration levels were not different significantly between both. The above behavioral differences have implications for musk deer farming practices, whereby FEMALEs should be grouped and separated by their previous reproduction history, to maximize future reproductive success.

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MENG, Q., LI, H., & MENG, X.. (2012). BEHAVIOR PATTERN AS THE INDICATOR OF REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF ALPINE MUSK DEER. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH (IJVR), 13(4 (41)), 276-281. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/85660/en

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MENG Q., LI H., MENG X.. BEHAVIOR PATTERN AS THE INDICATOR OF REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF ALPINE MUSK DEER. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH (IJVR)[Internet]. 2012;13(4 (41)):276-281. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/85660/en

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Q. MENG, H. LI, and X. MENG, “BEHAVIOR PATTERN AS THE INDICATOR OF REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF ALPINE MUSK DEER,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH (IJVR), vol. 13, no. 4 (41), pp. 276–281, 2012, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/85660/en

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