deer farming
guidelines on practical aspects
guidelines on practical aspects
FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH PAPER 27
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deer farming guidelines on practical aspects |
prepared
by
antoon de vos
for
the wildlife and forest conservation branch
forest resources division
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author wishes to express his thanks to the following persons, who have been most helpful in providing the necessary background information for the preparation of this manual:
Dr K.R. Drew, Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mosgiel, New Zealand.
Dr P.R. Wilson, Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Dr R.D. Taber, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Mr H. Fitzi, Auckland, New Zealand.
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2. DEER SPECIES STOCKED ON FARMS
2.2 Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
2.3 Sika or Japanese Deer (Cervus nippon)
2.4 Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis)
2.5 Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
2.7 Musk Deer (Moschus moschiferus)
4.2 Deer Behaviour as Related to Management
4.4 Rearing, Weaning and Treatment of Young Deer
4.8 Feeding and Food Utilization
7. DEER CAPTURE METHODS AND POST-CAPTURE TREATMENT
7.1 Drugs Used in Immobilising and Capturing Deer
8.3 Preparation of Hides and Skins
8.4 Collection and Preparation of Velvet
9.2 Paddock Layout for Red and Fallow Deer
9.3 Deer Yard Design, Requirements and Plans
10. DISTRIBUTION OF DEER FARMS
Photographs
FAO is grateful to Mr Bernard Pinney, President of the New Zealand Deer Farmers' Association Inc., for providing the photographs used on the cover and inside this publication.