Deer

Question 1

When is does deer calving take place?

Answer 1

May-July

Question 2

When are stags introduced to hinds and removed?

Answer 2

September-December

Also de-antlered

Question 3

What are female deers called? (Red and fallow)

Answer 3

Red = hinds
Fallow = doe

Question 4

What are male deers called? (Red and other smaller breeds)

Answer 4

Red = stag

Smaller breeds e.g. fallow = buck

Question 5

At what age do stags (red deer) become fertile?

Answer 5

18 months

Question 6

What is the target weight for a stag at 1 year old? What is the fully mature weight?

Answer 6

Target at 1 = 100 kg

Fully mature = 150-220kg, +20% in Summer

Question 7

How long is the oestrus cycle in red deer and fallow?

Answer 7

Red deer = 18

Fallow = 21

Question 8

How long is gestation for red deer and fallow?

Answer 8

Red deer = 231 day

Fallow = 234 days

Question 9

Primary corpus luteum are found throughout pregnancy, and 2nd CL present in half of pregnancies. Do deers have twins? What about dystocia?

Answer 9

Very rarely

Also low dysocia

Question 10

Red deer are expect to have DLWG twice as high as fallow deer during weaning. Where do young deer shelter? Ar they with their mother?

Answer 10

In grass

No - hind returns a few times through the day