A retrospective study was conducted to test the hypothesis that supplemental feeding of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from 1995 to 1997 was associated with the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in free-ranging deer in northeastern Michigan. Bovine TB prevalence data were obtained from an ongoing surveillance program, while data relating to supplemental feeding and other risk factors were collected via in-person interviews. A multivariable Poisson regression modeling approach was used to test the stated hypothesis while controlling for other risk factors. Of the 389 potential participants, 59% agreed to participate in the study. Results showed that supplemental feeding of deer was associated with bovine TB in white-tailed deer. Specific risk factors associated with increasing risk for bovine TB were locating feed sites in areas with high levels of hardwood forests (O.R.=1.8, 95% C.I.=1.3–2.4), other large-scale feeding sites in the area (O.R.=1.1, 95% C.I.=1.0–1.2), the number of deer fed per year (O.R.=3.9, 95% C.I.=1.4–11.4), the numbers of feed sites spreading grain (O.R.=14.7, 95% C.I.=2.2–98.9), the quantity of grains provided at the site (O.R.=1.4, 95% C. I.=1.1–1.7), and the quantity of fruits and vegetables provided (O.R.=1.4, 95% C.I.=1.2–1.7). Conversely, factors associated with decreasing risk of bovine TB were locating feed sites in areas with high levels of hardwood forests (O.R.=0.1, 95% C.I.=0.02–0.4), locating feed sites in forests (O.R.=0.05, 95% C.I.=0.01–0.4), and the level of sites providing grain (O.R.=0.1, 95% C.I.=0.01–0.3). The results of this study suggest that banning the practice of supplemental feeding is a valid policy for control of bovine tuberculosis in free-ranging white-tailed deer.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
Research Article|
January 01 2003
EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING OF WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) ON THE PREVALENCE OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN THE MICHIGAN WILD DEER POPULATION
RoseAnn Miller;
RoseAnn Miller
1 Population Medicine Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1314, USA
Search for other works by this author on:
John B. Kaneene;
John B. Kaneene
4
1 Population Medicine Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1314, USA
4 Corresponding author (email: kaneene@cvm.msu.edu)
Search for other works by this author on:
Scott D. Fitzgerald;
Scott D. Fitzgerald
2 Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1314, USA
Search for other works by this author on:
Steven M. Schmitt
Steven M. Schmitt
3 Rose Lake Wildlife Research Laboratory, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, East Lansing, Michigan 48823
Search for other works by this author on:
J Wildl Dis (2003) 39 (1): 84–95.
Article history
Received:
March 14 2001
Citation
RoseAnn Miller, John B. Kaneene, Scott D. Fitzgerald, Steven M. Schmitt; EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING OF WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) ON THE PREVALENCE OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN THE MICHIGAN WILD DEER POPULATION. J Wildl Dis 1 January 2003; 39 (1): 84–95. doi: https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-39.1.84
Download citation file:
Citing articles via
FASCIOLOIDES MAGNA IN FREE-RANGING ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS)
Amélie Mathieu, Caeley Thacker, Irene Teske, Emily Jenkins, Brent Wagner, Bryan Macbeth, Stephen Raverty, Margo Pybus
MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF FREE-RANGING AMERICAN BLACK BEARS (URSUS AMERICANUS) UNDERGOING REHABILITATION IN EASTERN TENNESSEE, USA, 1996–2021
Julie D. Sheldon, Camille Cordero-Aponte, Victoria Reibel, Coy D. Blair, Xiaojuan Zhu, Richard Gerhold, Andrew Cushing, Edward C. Ramsay, Dana Dodd, Michelle Dennis
Ameloblastic Fibro-odontoma in a Free-ranging Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis), Alberta, Canada
Heather Coates, Dayna Goldsmith, Grant Chapman, Bryan Macbeth, Owen M. Slater
Lack of Exposure to Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium sp. paratuberculosis in Chilean Cervids, and Evidence of a New Mycobacterium-like Sequence
Ezequiel Hidalgo-Hermoso, Francisco Ruiz-Fons, Javier Cabello-Stom, Nathalie Ramírez, Rodrigo López, Fernanda Sánchez, Myra Mansell, Carlos Sánchez, Javier A Simonetti, Diego Peñaranda, Gregor Stipicic, Dario Moreira-Arce, Aixane Cariñanos, Ismael Barría, Alejandra Silva, Javier Millán, Fernando Esperón