deer production Flashcards
name the five products produced from deer in NZ
milk, venison, pelts, velvet, dried products
name the three most common breeds of deer farmed in NZ
wapiti, red deer, fallow deer
what word is used to describe anything related to deer?
a. ovine
b. cervine
c. caprine
d. bovine
b. cervine
what family do deer belong to?
cervidae
what order are deer from?
artiodactyla (the even toed ungulates (hooved), including sheep, cow, deer and pigs)
true or false - are White Tailed, Sika, Sambar and Rusa all deer breeds found in NZ?
yes - but normally wild, not farmed
Cervus elaphus is the scientific name of which type of deer?
red deer
how many farmed deer are in NZ?
800,000 farmed deer
where are most of the deer farms in NZ?
- canturbury down to otago and southland
- hawkes bay and central north island
what does NAIT stand for?
National Animal Identification and Tracing
true or false - most of the deer farmed in NZ are located south of the Rakaia river in canturbury
true
how are hinds grazed during fawning?
set stocking
methods used for identifying and registering deer in NZ?
- NAIT tags, matching visula tag
- numbers counted throughout the year for records (esp. 30th june, accounting and tax purposes
red deer terminology for male, female and newborn?
stag, hind and fawn
are NAIT tags compulsory in deer?
yes - same as cattle