Exotics on the Range: The Texas Example Book

	List of Illustrations
	List of Tables
	Foreword
	Preface
	Introduction	3
Pt. I	Background
1	The New Trend	7
2	Case Histories	17
Pt. II	The New Animals
3	Established Exotics	31
	Aoudad	32
	Axis Deer	39
	Blackbuck Antelope	45
	Fallow Deer	49
	Mouflon and Mouflon Crosses	53
	Nilgai Antelope	58
	Sika Deer	62
	Wild Boar	67
4	Some Experiments	74
	Addax	74
	Barasingha	77
	Eland	80
	Ibex and Ibex Crosses	85
	Greater Kudu	89
	Markhor Goat	94
	Oryx and Gemsbok	96
	Pere David's Deer	102
	European Red Deer	105
	Sable Antelope	110
	Sambar	114
	Sitatunga	119
	Waterbuck	121
	Grant's Zebra	125
	Grevy's Zebra	130
Pt. III	Management
5	Stocking	137
	Fencing	138
	Species Selection	138
	Animal Density	140
	Help Sources	142
	Job of a Wildlife Biologist	143
6	Handling Techniques	144
	Capture Methods	144
	Handling, Holding, and Release	151
	Handrearing	154
7	Animal Numbers	155
	Estimation of Numbers	155
	Feeding Ecology	156
	Winterkill	157
	Range Rehabilitation	160
8	Health and Fitness	161
	Toxic Plants and Other Hazards	162
	Diseases and Parasites	165
	Checklist for Prevention of Loss	167
9	Food Quality and Nutrition	168
	Protein and Fat	168
	Vitamins and Minerals	170
	Commercial Rations	172
10	Evaluating Food Habits Studies	175
	Techniques for Food Habits Study	175
	Forage Class Constituents	183
11	Hybridization	184
12	Income Options	188
	Fee-hunting	188
	Meat and Animal By-products	191
	Deer Farming	193
	Advantages of Diverse Marketing Strategies	193
13	Bagging Big Bucks	195
	Appendix A. Calculating Carrying Capacity	200
	Appendix B. Prominent Parasites	206
	Appendix C. Hoofed Hybrids	209
	Appendix D. Conversions and Comparisons	214
	Readings and References	216
	Index	253