Dear Jennifer (and other list members),
I am unaware of utility indices for red deer, but they have been calculated
for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Unfortunately, they are as
yet unpublished and can only be found in the author's Master's thesis:
Jacobson, J. A. (2000) White-tailed Deer Utility Indices: Development and
Application of an Analytical Method. Unpublished Master's Thesis,
Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Regarding cow utility indices...I don't believe they have been done.
However, Bison bison has and can be found in:
Emerson, A. M. (1993) Archaeological Implications of Variability in the
Economic Anatomy of Bison bison. Ph.D. dissertation, Washington State
University, Pullman. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor.
I hope this helps.
Best,
Jennie Borresen
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