Research

Hill, F. (1999) Common diseases of deer diagnosed at the AgriQuality Animal Health Laboratory, Palmerston North (1995-1998)

This paper summarises a range of disease syndromes seen at the AgriQuality Lab over the specified 3 year period

Freudenberger, D.O. (1987) Comparative aspects of copper metabolism in silage-fed sheep and deer (Cervus elaphus)

Freudenberger, D.O. (1987) Comparative aspects of copper metabolism in silage-fed sheep and deer (Cervus elaphus).

Metabolism of Cu in sheep and deer consuming a high quality silage was compared using depletion and repletion techniques and sampling of liver by biopsy

Drew, K.R. (1990) Comparative carcass production from red, wapiti and fallow deer

A comparison of growth rate and carcass composition from fallow, red, NZ wapiti and some hybirds

Carter, C.E. (1985) Comparative Cervical Test in Deer

Fennessy, P.F. (1992) Comparative Composition of Velvet Antler

This paper gives data on the chemical compostition of a sample of top grade NZ Red Velvet, comparing it with velvet from other sources

Domingue, B.M.F. (1991) Comparative digestion in deer, goats and sheep.

Provides a comparison of digestion in ruminants. Concluding that relative to sheep, goats would use low-quality fibrous feeds more efficiently, whereas red deer would be likely to use feeds with high contents of soluble carbohydrate and protein more efficiently

Li, C. (1994) Comparative studies of cranial periostea in red deer (Cervus elaphus), reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) and Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis).

Woodbury, M.R. (2001) Comparison of analgesic techniques for antler removal in wapiti.

North American study comparing ring block anaesthesia to "electroanaesthesia" for antler removal in elk

Semiadi, G. (1994) Comparison of digestive and chewing efficiency and time spent eating and ruminating in sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) and red deer (Cervus elaphus).

The objectives of this study were to provide a comparison of the feed intake, digestive and chewing efficiency, eating and ruminating time, and feed and faecal particle distributions of sambar deer and red deer in 2 seasons during summer and winter. Red reduced VFI from summer to winter, whilst sambar increased VFI over this time. Both species had similar digestive effficiency. Sambar spent more time eating than red in summer, with red spending more time ruminating although both species had similar times for each rumination bout

Pearse, A.J.T. (1985) Comparison of meat production for cattle and deer.

Semiadi, G. (1995) Comparison of seasonal patterns of growth, voluntary feed intake and plasma hormone concentrations in young sambar (Cervus unicolor) and red deer (Cervus elaphus).

This study examined cycles of VFI, body growth and plasma hormone concentrations in sambar deer, compared with annual endogenous cycles in red deer. Sambar deer had endogenous cycles of VFI, body growth and hormone secretion, which were of lesser amplitude and displayed different seasonality from those of red deer. Young sambar deer were more efficient feed converters than red deer, and attained sexual maturity at an earlier age and lower liveweight.

Asher, G. W. (1987) Conception rates, gestation length, liveweight changes and serum progesterone concentrations during the breeding season and pregnancy of farmed female fallow deer.

Wilson, P.R. (1990) Conference Report: 2nd International Wildlife Ranching Symposium, Edmonton.

Wilson, P.R. (1990) Conference Report: Veterinary Deer Society, London.