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Texas A&M University

deer ultrasound

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Mike Cherry, Texas A&M-Kingsville, demonstrates how to conduct an ultrasound of the rump fat as a measure of deer body condition while veterinarian and Ph.D. student from Texas A&M-Kingsville Joe Hediger explains the process. The research team plans to determine if there are any measurable differences in fitness between SARS-CoV-2 infected and uninfected captive deer.

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Sarah Hamer/Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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