20.500.12556/RUL-124837 Twenty years of passive disease surveillance of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Slovenia In this paper, we provide an overview of the causes of death of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) diagnosed within the national passive health surveillance of roe deer in Slovenia. From 2000 to 2019, postmortem examinations of 510 free-ranging roe deer provided by hunters were conducted at the Veterinary Faculty, Slovenia. A comprehensive necropsy was performed. According to the results of the necropsy, the samples were subjected to microscopic, histopathological, bacteriological, parasitological, or virological examination. The most frequent causes of death in roe deer were infectious diseases (67%), followed by noninfectious diseases (28%). Of all deaths, parasitic infections represented 48%, bacterial infections 14.8%, trauma 12.5%, and metabolic disorders 9.8%. Less frequent causes were diseases like neoplasia and mycotic infections, winter starvation, hernias, and lightning strike. This study covered an estimated 1% of the total disease-related mortality of roe deer in Slovenia. Comparisons of sex/age structure indicated that hunters did not provide random samples (e.g., young males were disproportionately represented). Therefore, such monitoring does not ensure an unbiased assessment of the significance of the individual disease for the mortality of the population; however, it can provide credible evidence of whether or not a particular disease is present in a population. We show that no identified disease in roe deer in Slovenia can be considered a significant health threat to roe deer, other wildlife species, or humans. disease surveillance postmortem examination roe deer Slovenia Capreolus capreolus autopsy deer true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2021-02-22 10:36:01 2021-02-22 10:36:02 2022-09-04 04:01:46 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 12 str. iss. 2, art. 407 Vol. 11 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 636.09:616 2076-2615 10.3390/ani11020407 50409987 519120409 RAZ_Zele_Vengust_Diana_2021.pdf RAZ_Zele_Vengust_Diana_2021.pdf 1 0FE2F6003E9BB6CF0063F7B914998A8F 8573cd32d2c6fbb9b5c9a0e051467f39b8929a9aded771d4c328db4e320f717d 41946b22-8d74-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=153737 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/2/407 1 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=140458 Veterinarska fakulteta Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0