Asher, G. W., O'Neill, K.T., Ward, J.F., Littlejohn, R.P., Cox, B. (2011) Farmed red deer hind habitat use and behavioural activity patterns in South Canterbury high-country over calving and lactation DEEResearch library Keywords: grazing, grazing behaviour, hill country, red deer Document Type: Research Report (Reference no. 1536) Results of study examining habitat use of red deer hinds farmed within an extensive high-country system in South Canterbury. It expands previous work conducted at Haycocks Station in Southland... [more] Published: Nov 11 Uploaded: Nov 11 Download Document (3.7MB)

Archer, J.A., Bell, M, Everett-Hincks, J (2011) The Deer Progeny Test Project NZVA Deer Branch Conf. Proceedings Keywords: DEERSelect, genetic evaluation, genetic improvement, genetics, Progeny Test, technology transfer Document Type: Conference Papers/Proceedings (Reference no. 1515) Background, rationale and description of the initiation of a Deer Progeny Tes Published: Oct 11 Uploaded: Nov 11 Download Document (20kB)

Ward, J.F., Rendel, J (2011) DEERSelect Meat Yield Module - Red deer DEEResearch library, Invermay Agricultural Research Centre: Report Keywords: breeding values, carcass composition, DEERSelect Document Type: General Publication (Reference no. 1517) Meat yield indices allowing genetic comparison between animals for the value of the carcass and primal cuts using different sources of dat Published: Oct 11 Uploaded: Nov 11 Download Document (173kB)

Asher, G. W., Wilson, P.R. (2011) Reproductive productivity of farmed red deer - a review NZVA Deer Branch Conf. Proceedings Keywords: Cervus elaphus, foetal wastage, productivity, puberty, reproduction, wapiti Document Type: Conference Papers/Proceedings, Research Review (Reference no. 1527) Consolidation of research into biology of reproduction in red deer and deer farming systems to optimise productivity of reproduction Published: Jul 11 Uploaded: Nov 11 Download Document (87kB)

Asher, G. W., Archer, J.A., Ward, J.F., Scott, I.C., Littlejohn, R.P. (2010) Effect of exogenous melatonin implants on the incidence and timing of puberty in female red deer (Cervus elaphus) DEEResearch library Keywords: fertility, melatonin, puberty, red deer, reproduction, research Document Type: Research Report (Reference no. 1525) Research paper describing the effect of exogenous melatonin on fertility onse Published: Oct 10 Uploaded: Nov 11 Download Document (127kB)

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