Research

Audige, L. J-M. (1998) Deer herd health and production profiling. I. The concept. recent developments in Deer Biology.

Audige, L. J-M. (1998) Deer herd health and production profiling. II. Factors determining reproductive success of adults hinds.

Audige, L. J-M. (1998) Deer herd health and production profiling. III. Factors affecting growth to weaning.

Audige, L. J-M. (1998) Deer herd health and production profiling. IV. Morality and riskfactors affecting progeny loss.

Audige, L. J-M. (1995) Deer Herd Health Productivity and Data.

This paper is a brief summary of some of the key observations from a project set up to evaluate production levels from commerical deer herds

Glover, R. (1998) Deer herd reproductive performance: A commercial farmer’s view

Description of a farmer's mating stratgey on a crossbred breeding herd

Loza, MJ (2002) Deer Industry issues

This paper provides industry production and export statistics, and updates the latest forecast numbers for future herd growth and production.

Drew, K.R. (2002) Deer Industry Productivity Growth Targets and Measurement

A review detailing issues impacting productivity both on and off-farm and suggesting the need for productivity targets for the deer industry

Porter, A.F. (1986) Deer Industry, Markets, Marketing and Prospects

(2002) Deer Internet Websites

Discusses a number of useful general websites and more specialised deer websites, and presents a session on surfing the net

(2003) Deer Leptospirosis - Project 1.01 - Progress Report May 2003

Update on progress with the project

Campbell, A.C. (1998) DEER MASTER - What is it?

Explains what Deer Master is, why it came into being and how it is structured

Beatson, N.S. (1999) Deer Master Report to the NZ Deer Industry

This paper discusses teh trials and results of the Deer Master project in the areas of herd conception profiling, conception date as affected by both hind age and body condition score, conception rate of single sire larger mating mobs, Vitamin B12 investigations and parasitism

Audige, L. J-M. (1994) Deer Mortality Profile

This paper presents the results of a 2-year observation study. Mortality numbers and rate were classified according to their likely cause

Milligan, K.E. (1984) Deer Nutrition: Feed Demands and How to Meet Them