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Spotted deer (Axis axis) is a medium sized deer classified under family Cervidae. Deer is reported as seasonal breeders in many temperate and tropical regions. The study was conducted on the testis and epididymis collected from three adult spotted deer. Tissue samples were preserved in 10 per cent neutral buffered formalin, processed for routine paraffin embedding procedures. 5 µm thick sections were stained with Haematoxylin and Eosin and examined to record morphological and morphometrical parameters. Testis was oval in shape and was covered by a thick, dense irregular connective tissue capsule. Mediastinum testis was centrally placed. Testicular parenchyma enclosed coiled seminiferous tubules and interstitial tissue containing isolated Leydig cells. Each seminiferous tubule had a stratified epithelium and an enveloping lamina propria. The epithelium enclosed Sertoli cells and various developmental stages spermatozoa, indicating active spermatogenesis. The basal zone of epithelium contained spermatogonia whereas primary spermatocytes formed the middle zone. More matured spermatids constituted a layer towards the lumen. Elongated spermatid had an oval sperm head. Simple cuboidal to simple squamous cells lined the rete testis. Efferent ductules lined by alternating groups of simple cuboidal and simple columnar cells were present in the caput epididymis in addition to the epididymal tubules. The entire corpus and cauda contained the highly coiled ductus epididymis. Pseudostratified epithelium with stereocilia lined the ductuli epididymis. The height of cells decreased significantly from the caput to cauda epididymis. Encircling smooth muscle cells of the epididymal tubules exhibited an increasing trend from caput to cauda. The study revealed morphological features of testis and epididymis in spotted deer which will form a baseline data of the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The tarsus consisted of five bones i.e., tibial tarsal, fibular tarsal, fused central and fourth tarsal, first tarsal and fused second and third tarsal. The tibial tarsal was the medial bone of the proximal row. Fibular tarsal was the largest bone of the tarsus. The central and the fourth tarsals were fused together to form a large single bone. The first tarsal was a quadrilateral piece of bone. The second and third fused tarsal bone was a small, flattened plate of bone. The large metatarsal bone was quadrilateral in form, the shaft was four sided. The medial small metatarsal bone was four sided and disc-like. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study was conducted in ten adult male Spotted Deer maintained at Zoological Gardens, Thiruvananthapuram, which underwent vasectomy under xylazine and ketamine anaesthesia. Xylazine and ketamine were administrated at the rate of 3 mglkg body weight and 2 mglkg body weight respectively by darting. Venous blood samples were collected just prior to reversal of anaesthesia using yohimbine at the rate of 0.3 mglkg body weight, half intravenously and the other half intramuscularly and were subjected to haematological analysis. The mean haemoglobin concentration, volume of packed red cells and total erythrocyte count were 12.38±0.68 g/dL, 36.30±1.96 % and 9.75±0.60x 106/ μL respectively. The mean total leucocyte count was 5.00±0.53x 103/ μL and the counts of neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, basophil and eosinophil were 55.80±4.02 %, 35.90±3.93 %, 6.00±0.82 %, 0.30±0.15% and 1.00±0.15% respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study which examined the mandibles of six adult Indian spotted deer, or Axis axis, of either sex. Topics covered include descriptions of the horizontal part of ramus of the mandible, the lateral surface behind the base of canine tooth and the eight alveoli for the lower incisor teeth.

Prolapse of uterus may occur in any species but it is most common in dairy and beef cattle. Limited information exists pertaining to the occurrence of uterine prolapse in cervids.The absence of artificial insemination and human interference in the breeding management of highly prolific deer population makes the incidence of uterine prolapse a rare report. This paper deals with successful clinical management of post-partum uterine prolapse in a spotted deer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Out of ten heart tissue samples collected from free-ranging spotted deer, two had histopathological evidence of sarcocysts appearing as elliptical to round shaped blue coloured bodies in the cardiac muscle flbres without any inflammatory reaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]