Precision of descriptors for percent marrow fat content for White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus viriginianus

Abstract

Based on 168 records of both verbal descriptors of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) femur-marrow fat and percentage of fat measured later, "gelatinous" served well to distinguish fat < 46% from higher percentages. "Waxy" distinguished fat > 56%.