Research

Fennessy, P.F. (1981) Artificial rearing of red deer calves.

Describes studies in which different milk replacers and rearing strategies were used. These studies demonstrate that it is possible to artificially rear red deer calves successfully from within a few days of birth with good growth rates and minimal health problems

Suttie, J.M. (1998) Asian Markets for Deer Products

This paper describes Asian markets for deer products over the last few years and briefly indicates possible future trends

Moore, G.H. (1984) Aspects of deer mating management.

van Schreven, E. (1992) Aspergillosis: A Case Report

Johnstone, P.D. (1996) Assessing the risk to Pere david's deer and its red deer hybrids from malignant catarhall fever.

Johnstone, P.D. (1995) Assessing the risk to Pere David's deer and its red deer hybrids from malignant catarrhal fever.

Matthews, L.R. (1994) Assessing well-being in free-ranging red deer: are new approaches needed?

Li, C. (1994) Autoradiographic localization of androgen binding sites in the antlerogenic periosteum in red deer (Cervus elaphus).

Archer, J.A., Bell, M, Everett-Hincks, J (2011) Background, rationale and description of the initiation of a Deer Progeny Test

Explanation as to operational aspects and desired outcomes of the deer industry's central progeny test for improving productivity by way of genetic selection of stags using productivity-based breeding values

Webster, J.R. (1998) Balancing seasonal food intake.

Why do deer eat less in winter? What stops them eating more

Drew, K.R. (1991) Banking with genetics: performance breeding important

An article discussing selection objectives, replacement policies and the use of wapiti as terminal sires

Meikle, L.M. (1991) Basal and GnRH-induced LH secretion in the red deer hinds: the effects of ovariectomy and oestradiol treatment.

Floyd, P.G. (1982) Basic principles of deer farming for profit.

Hill, F. (2001) Batchelar Animal Health Laboratoy Case Reports.

Summaries a number of diseases seen over the last few years.

Pollard, J.C. (1998) Behaviour and meat quality at an Otago deer slaughter plant

The aim of this study was to describe behavioural and meat quality variables and relationships between these variables and pre-slaughter factors such as farm of origin and conditions during transport