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DEER AHW Flashcards

1
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What are the three main breeds of deer?

A

Roe
Red
Fallow

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2
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What is the main breed of deer farmed in the UK

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Red

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3
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What dangers are posed?

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Males very aggressive
Charge with heads and antlers

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4
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What are the scientific terms for red deer?
Herd-
Female-
Male (entire)
Male castrated
Fibre
Scientific

A

Herd
Hind
Stag
Havier
Fawn
Venison

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5
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What are the two different types husbandry systems?

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  • park
  • farming
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6
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How does park husbandry systems work?

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Roam freely with minimum input
Calves not weaned or antlers removed
Stock not housed
Classed as wild

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7
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How does the farm housing system work?

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Farmed following conventional agricultural practices
Calves are weaned and young stock have antlers removef

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8
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How does identification work?

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Transponder chip must be place at base of left ear

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9
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What breeding type is deer?

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Short day seasonal polyoestrus

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10
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When are they typically born

A

May- late june

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11
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How long is oestrus cycle

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18-21 days

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12
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How long is gestation length?

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228-243 days

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13
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What is fecundity of deer

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1

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14
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How long is puberty?

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16 months

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15
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How long does oestrus last

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12 hours

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16
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What are signs a deer is in oestrus?

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frequent preening by rubbing her chin over her back and rump. Occasionally she will approach and mount the stag, or rub her chin over his back

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17
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How high should a deer fence be?

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1.9-2m

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18
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What should mesh be like?

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About 150mm gaps

19
Q

When shouldn’t you use an electric fence

A

Stags with antlers

20
Q

What voltage should fences have?

A

4kv

21
Q

What is the recommended time after weaning before transporting deer

A

10 days

22
Q

What are stag warning signs of aggression/

A

Grinding teeth
Lolling tongue
Rolling eyes
Flattening ears against their head

23
Q

What are the three most popular restraint devices?

A

Crush (normally one of the sides is moveable)
Cradle (best for dealing with feet)
Weighing systems

24
Q

What is the most serious parasitic disease a deer can face?

A

Lungworm (Dictyocaulus eckerti)

25
Q

What is the most common sign of lungworm?

A

Coughing

26
Q

Which deer typically suffer with lungworm the most?

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Young stock (three to six months old) in their first autumn

27
Q

What is Johne’s disease

A

A common bacterial infection that causes death and reduced growth rates in deer
It can cause intestine walls to thicken , which can affect digestion and absorption of nutrients

28
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What are the symptoms of johnes disease

A

Diarrhoea
Enlarged lymph nodes

29
Q

How is johnes disease spread?

A

Most commonly through new purchased deer
Deer eating pasture
Contaminated water

30
Q

What is the breeding life for hinds?

A

From 2-17

31
Q

What is the best shaped pen for handling a deer?

A

Circular

32
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What is the rut?

A

The rut is the 3-4 week period of hyper-sexual activity in autumn (i.e. late September to late November) when stags actively and aggressively compete for access to hinds for mating

33
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What is the best stag;hind ratio

A

1;50

34
Q

What are the pros and cons of pre rut weaning

A

are 3-4 months of age.
The advantages of pre-rut weaning are that it allows-
• optimisation and prioritisation of feeding management for different stock classes well before the onset of winter;
• pre-winter accustomisation of calves to desired grazing systems and suplimentry feeds;
• simplification and implemention of a targeted health management regimen for calves (e.g. anthelmintic treatments);

RED DEER IN A FARM SYSTEM
• simplification of mating management of hinds (especially for setting up single-sire mating programmes); and
• terminatation of lactation to allow hinds to improve condition before mating (i.e. improve mating success).
Disadvantages of pre-rut weaning may include the following things:
• stress on young calves due to physical separation from dams; growth rates can be checked for several weeks;
• compromisation of feed planning for newly weaned calves in dry conditions; and.
• physical injury of young calves if there has been no prior habituation to movements/handling

35
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What are the three different types of weaning

A

Pre rut- 3-4months
Post run- 6-7 months
Natural- 9-10 months

36
Q

When are deer slaughtered for venison?

A

1-2 years
Max 27 months

37
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What is the rut

A

The breeding season

38
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When is deer sexual behaviour at its peak?

A

October

39
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When does calving normally take place?

A

May/ June

40
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When do red hind reach puberty

A

2-3 years

41
Q

Where do any,ears grow from

A

The tip

42
Q

When are calves typically weaned

A

100 days

43
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What is the weaning weight of calves

A

25-45kg

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