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1
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name the five products produced from deer in NZ

A

milk, venison, pelts, velvet, dried products

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2
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name the three most common breeds of deer farmed in NZ

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wapiti, red deer, fallow deer

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3
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what word is used to describe anything related to deer?
a. ovine
b. cervine
c. caprine
d. bovine

A

b. cervine

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4
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what family do deer belong to?

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cervidae

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5
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what order are deer from?

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artiodactyla (the even toed ungulates (hooved), including sheep, cow, deer and pigs)

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6
Q

true or false - are White Tailed, Sika, Sambar and Rusa all deer breeds found in NZ?

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yes - but normally wild, not farmed

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7
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Cervus elaphus is the scientific name of which type of deer?

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red deer

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8
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how many farmed deer are in NZ?

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800,000 farmed deer

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9
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where are most of the deer farms in NZ?

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  • canturbury down to otago and southland
  • hawkes bay and central north island
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what does NAIT stand for?

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National Animal Identification and Tracing

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11
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true or false - most of the deer farmed in NZ are located south of the Rakaia river in canturbury

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true

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12
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how are hinds grazed during fawning?

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set stocking

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13
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methods used for identifying and registering deer in NZ?

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  • NAIT tags, matching visula tag
  • numbers counted throughout the year for records (esp. 30th june, accounting and tax purposes
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14
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red deer terminology for male, female and newborn?

A

stag, hind and fawn

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14
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are NAIT tags compulsory in deer?

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yes - same as cattle

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15
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wapiti deer terminology for male, female and newborn?

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bull, cow and calf

16
Q

fallow deer terminology for male, female and newborn?

A

buck, doe and fawn

17
Q

newborn deer are called fawns in two out of the three main types of NZ deer - which is different?

A

wapiti - called calves

18
Q

Calf/fawn is used to describe young deer from from birth until weaning at how old?
a. 3 months
b. 4 months
c. 5 months
d. 6 months

A

c. 5 months of age - roughly from birth in november to weaning in march

19
Q

Weaner is used to describe young deer from weaning till R1 - how old are they in this time period?
a. 6-12 months
b. 5-10 months
c. 4-10 months

A

b. 5-10 months - roughly from April - August

20
Q

term used for young deer from 5 months to 10 months of age?

A

weaner

21
Q

term for young deer between the ages of 11-18 months?

A

R1’s or yearlings (between september to april the next year)

22
Q

term for young deer between 19 to 30 months old?

A

R2’s (between may to april the next year)

23
Q

term for any deer older than 30 months?

A

mixed age

24
Q

rut/rutting - the terminology of the mating season of which deer?
a. red
b. wapiti
c. fallow

A

c. fallow

25
Q

roar - the terminology used for the mating season of which deer?
a. fallow
b. red
c. wapiti
d. red and wapiti
e. fallow and red

A

d. red and wapiti

26
Q

when would you hear deer mating sounds (roar, rut) in NZ?
a. late feburary to may
b. late march to may
c. feburary to april

A

a. late feburary to may

27
Q

what height are standard deer fences on NZ deer farms?
a. 1 metre
b. 1.5 metres
c. 1.8 metres
d. 3 metres
e. 5 metres

A

c. 1.8 metres

28
Q

what is the main reason rubber matting is used as flooring material in deer sheds?
a. It can be laid over really uneven surfaces.
b. It helps to significantly reduce the number of hoof injuries to the deer.
c. It makes shed cleaning much easier.
d.It’s much cheaper than concrete.
e. It stops the shed from being dusty.

A

b. It helps to significantly reduce the number of hoof injuries to the deer.

29
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are deer seasonal or non seasonal breeders?

A

seasonal - short day breeders like sheep

30
Q

are deer monoestrous (one oestrus cycle per year) or polyestrous (several heats per breeding season?)

A

polyestrus

31
Q

general description of deer reproductive cycle?

A

seasonally polyoestrus

32
Q

when do NZ hinds start reproductive activity?
a. march to july
b. feburary to june (most active between march to may)
c. november to january (most active in december)

A

b. feburary to june (most active between march to may)

33
Q

are most hinds in NZ mated naturally or via AI?

A

naturally

34
Q

how long are females in oestrus for?
a. 12 - 20 hours
b. 24 - 36 hours
c. 36 - 42 hours

A

b. 24-36 hours

35
Q

females exhibit oestrus activity every how many days between feburary and june?
a. 18 - 20 days
b. 2-3 days
c. 10-15 days

A

a. 18 - 20 days (similar to cows)

36
Q

true or false - is stag sperm production also influenced by photoperiod?

A

true - sperm production is at it’s highest between februrary and may

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