BDVA Position Statements

Capture Myopathy – The BDVA has written a position statement regarding the phenomenon of capture myopathy in deer. The position statement is freely available and details the clinical presentation and considerations for colleagues who may have to deal with deer at risk of developing myopathy.

Useful Websites

The following list is a series of external websites that may be useful to clinicians who deal with deer:

British Veterinary Association (BVA)

Animal Plant and Health Agency – OV Instructions – Tuberculosis in Deer

British Deer Society (BDS)

  • The British Deer Society publication “Deer” is a very useful publication with multiple authors for those who with to read more about wild deer and news affecting all UK cervidae.

British Deer Farm and Park Association (BDFPA)

The Deer Initiative (DI) – Best Practice Guides

Reindeer Health Aide Memoire PDF (University of Alaska Fairbanks)