Research

Muir, P.D. (1988) Effect of winter nutrition on antler development in red deer (Cervus elaphus): a field study.

Muir, P.D. (1988) Effect of winter nutrition on antler development in red deer (Cervus elaphus): a field study).

Investigation on the effects of winter nutrition on date of antler casting and subsequent weight of velvet antler in red deer.

Holmes, C.W. (1996) Effects of cold conditions on heat production by young sambar (Cervus unicolor) and red deer (Cervus elaphus).

The objective of ths study was to measure the effects of low temperaute and simulated wind on heat produciton in young sambar and young red deer during winter. TResults showed that sambar deer are less well equiped to resist cold conditions than red deer, therefore showing that under field conditions, young sambar deer are likely to require more shelter and better feeding during cold weather than do red deer

Asher, G. W. (1998) Effects of Fentazin administration to red deer hinds during late on fetal viability.

Fentazin is commonly used in as an anaesthetic in red deer. However it is contraindicated for use in hinds during late pregnancy due to suspected abortificant effects based largely on observations in cattle. This study investigated the effect of Fentazin on some pregnant red deer hind

Kusmartono (1996) Effects of grazing chicory (Chicorium intybus) & perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)/ white clover (Trifolium referd) pasture upon the growth and voluntary feed intake of red and hybrid deer during lactation and post-weaning growth.

The results from this paper show that the greatest carcass weight of deer grazing chicory compared to those grazing pasture, and the greatest carcasss weight responses of hybrid deer on chicory than on pasture

Soetrisno, E. (1994) Effects of grazing red clover (Trifolium pratense) or perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)/white clover (Trifolium repens) pastures upon gowth and venison production from weaner red deer (Cervus elaphus).

Concludes that early venison production from grazed perennial ryegrass/white clover pastures is possible, which can be improved by inputs of red clover

Suttie, J.M. (1999) Effects of growing antlers long.

Increasing production yield by growing antlers long may affect overall quality of velvet

Freudenberger, D.O. (1993) Effects of immunization against GnRH upon body growth, voluntary food intake and plasma hormone concentration in yearling red deer stags (Cervus elaphus).

This study evaluates active immunisation against GnRH as a temporary immunocastration for reducing weight stasis associated with the rut, without having the effect of permanent castration in increasing fatness

Care, A.D. (1985) Effects of long-term thyroparathyroidectomy on antler growth in red deer.

The present study assesses the effects of removal of endogenous parathyroid hormone and calcitonin on the growth and composition of antlers, their histological appearance, and the timing of their maturation and casting. The outcome was that when a diet high in calcium and phosphorus is fed, normal antler growth is maintained in the absence of parathyroid hormone and calcitonin

Corson, I.D. (1991) Effects of melatonin implants on reproductive seasonality of male red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Red deer stags were treated with melatonin implants in 2 experiments designed to examine the control of reproductive seasonality. The change in response to melatonin treatment treatment between late winter and early spring was interpreted as a resetting of an endogenous circannual rhythm caused by a photoperiodic cue responsible for initiating the finalstages of reproductive regression

Hoskin, S.O. (2001) Effects of reducing anthelmintic input upon growth and faecal egg and larvae counts in young farmed deer grazing chicory (Cischorium intybus) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)/white clover (Trifolium repens) pasture.

The major conclusion reached from this study is that grazing chicory offers the potential for reducing anthelmintic use in farmed weaner deer, particularly during autumn

Morrow, C.J. (1992) Effects of stagetic short-term and long-term melatonin treatment on estrous cyclicity in fallow deer.

McDowell, R (2005) Effects of trees on fence-line pacing of deer and associated impacts on water and soil quality

Soil and water quality can be impaired by fence-line pacing. Our hypothesis was that well designed shelter could alleviate fence-line pacing. We took intact soil samples from near the fence-line and away from the fence line in paddocks that had no, one or two shelter belts in them. Contaminants in flow (phosphorus and nitrogen fractions, suspended sediment, and the faecal indicator bacteria, E. coli) were tested and results show that more were present in flow from the fence-line paced soils than the samples from the rest of the paddock, but only E. coli was decreased in fence-line soils in the paddocks with shelter. Additional samples showed more soil compaction in fence-line paced soils, but no improvement with shelter. Although only E. coli concentrations were improved by the inclusion of shelter, benefits for improved production and animal welfare weigh heavily in favour of installing and maintaining shelter on deer farms.

Stevens, D.R. (2011) Effects of two forage-based nutritional regimens on intake and weight gain of three genotypes of young red deer (Cervus elaphus) during autumn, winter and spring in New Zealand.

Results of study into potential for each red deer genotype in New Zealand to respond differently to seasonal signals of day length and temperature, and to nutritional regimen, based on their evolutionary circumstance, with view to developing profitable farming systems taking into account any such variation

Pollard, J.C. (2000) Effects of weaning date on hind and calf productivity

Quantifies the effect of pre- and post- rut on conception date and a number of other production parameters.