Research

Audige, L. J-M. (1998) A body condition score system and its use for farmed red deer hinds.

Demonstrates a body condition scoring technique, its validation and application to red deer farming. Emphasis was placed on the use of condition scoring for the nutritional status of breeding hinds

Drew, K.R. (1976) A brand new industry... New Zealand farmed deer

An article dicscussing the introduction of deer farming into New Zealand. Main points discussed are regulations of exporting venison, capture of stock, stock management, feeding environment and palatability of the final product - Venison

Audige, L. J-M. (1993) A case report: Preliminary observations of severe clinical copper deficiency in farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus).

Fleming, J.S. (1994) A clusterin-like gene is expressed in the growing tip of velvet antler from red deer.

Garrick, D.J. (1997) A Comparison of Some Challenges to Genetic Improvement in New Zealand Industries

There are a number of components which are required for the log-term success of genetic imporvemant programmes. This paper discusses the improvement programmes of three of NZ industries

Stevenson, J.M. (1991) A comparison of two different instruments for measuring venison CIELAB values and colour assessment by a trained panel.

The values obtained in this study depended on the instrument used, but variations from 1 instrument to another were systematic enabling the filter colorimeter to be calibrated against the reflectance spectrocolorimeter. Panel scores could be accurately predicted by a linear combination of CIELAB values

Hicks, J.D. (1994) A Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak in Fawns.

Describes clinical aspects of an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis on a Southland deer farm

Hilson, R. (1997) A Different Approach to Handling a Parapox Outbreak in Young Velvet Stags

This paper presents details of a parapox outbreak and explains a different course of action in handling the problem

Limsirichaikul, S. (1991) A dose-response study of the effect of oetradiol on LH secretion in red deer hinds: effects of season and progesterone.

Maling, D. (1993) A Farmer's Perspective of a Tb outbreak

This paper outlines an outbreak of Tb from a the farmers point of view

Christie, R. (1998) A global view of the deer industry: Looking out ten years

Predicting the future - how will the business and export environment look in ten years

Thomson, A. (1994) A Glucocorticoid Model to Study Stress-Induced Immunosuppression in Red Deer

A report on the development of a model for immunosuppression in deer to examine the relationship between stress and immunosuppression

Walden, S. (2019) A Literature Review: The Effects of Palm Kernel Expeller on the Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Red Deer and other Species

New Zealand is considered one of the largest exporters of venison and velvet antler in the world. According to the DINZ Annual Report (2016-17), Germany, USA and Belgium and the Netherlands are New Zealand’s top export markets for Venison.

Familton, A.S. (1985) A Liver Biopsy Technique for Use in Red Deer

Hoskin, S.O. (1997) A model for study of internal parasites of red deer and effects of forages containing condensed tannins

So alternative methods of control of deer nematodes a deer-specific parasitological model was developed. Presents results of the model's application to determine the effect of feeding forages with different levels of condensed tannins on parasites in weaner deer.