Deer Industry

Question 1 of 8

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Shed Design
Deer Safety:
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Human Safety:
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Both:
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High, solid walls

No gaps around gates/hinges

No protruding objects

Good gate/race width

Suitable flooring

Minimum of 2 entry and exit points

Good crush design

Solid gates

Smooth edges

Two ways gates and doors

Double seeing gates

Easy to operate gate catchers

Crush

Races

Good lighting

Several entry and exit points

Minimal Dust

Clean with good drainage

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Passion 2 Profit
Key strategies:
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2.

Aim:
To correct the between and in markets, while markets that .

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

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In shed procedures may include:

Select one or more of the following:

Ear tagging
Drafting into mobs
Weaning
Velvet antler removal
Vet procedures
Drenching
Culling
Birth of young
Wallowing
Calving

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

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Warning Signs
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grinding teeth

Showing teeth

open pre-orbital gland

Closed eyes

lolling tongue

ears flat against head

Ear foward

rolling eyes

stamping feet

Standing still

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

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Breeding Farms
Aim: To produce ❌ OR ❌ with ❌

Breeding is ❌
Gestation is approx. ❌
Mated in ❌
Calve in ❌

Calving method = ❌

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calves/fawns for sale

to finish on farm

some being kept as replacements

seasonal

yearly

230-240 days

240-250 days

autumn - Mar/Apr

summer - Nov/Dec

'hands off'

'hands on'

Explanation

Question 6 of 8

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Velvet Farms
Aim: ❌

Considerations: ❌

Growth Cycle:
Starts ❌
1st cut in ❌
2nd cut in ❌

Stages kept ❌
Amount of velvet from mature red stag per year = ❌

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To produce velvet for sale

Quantity and Quality

1st August

Oct/Nov/Dec

Jan/Feb

primarily for velvet

age of the deer

Explanation

Question 7 of 8

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Trophy Farms
Trophy Animal = ❌

Market = ❌
Released for ❌

Antler difference:
Velvet - ❌ component
Trophy - ❌

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Stags bred to have full, hard antler

Game parks

hunting tourism

beam size, thickness, weight & blood

# & length of tynes, spread & style

Explanation

Question 8 of 8

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Stud Farms
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Objectives:
Produce animal with ❌
Produce animals with ❌
Produce animals with ❌

Sell sire stags to ❌

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Breeding sire with high genetic merit

high merit for velvet production

good growth characteristics

good temperament

commercial farms

	Created by Hannah-Marie Rhodes about 5 years ago

Behaviour, Handling & Welfare Quiz on Deer Industry, created by Hannah-Marie Rhodes on 02/11/2019.

Deer Industry

Question 1 of 8

Shed Design Deer Safety: ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ Human Safety: ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ Both: ❌ ❌ ❌

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Explanation

Question 2 of 8

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Passion 2 Profit Key strategies: 1. 2. Aim: To correct the between and in markets, while markets that .

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

In shed procedures may include:

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

Warning Signs ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

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Explanation

Question 5 of 8

Breeding Farms Aim: To produce ❌ OR ❌ with ❌ Breeding is ❌ Gestation is approx. ❌ Mated in ❌ Calve in ❌ Calving method = ❌

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Explanation

Question 6 of 8

Velvet Farms Aim: ❌ Considerations: ❌ Growth Cycle: Starts ❌ 1st cut in ❌ 2nd cut in ❌ Stages kept ❌ Amount of velvet from mature red stag per year = ❌

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Explanation

Question 7 of 8

Trophy Farms Trophy Animal = ❌ Market = ❌ Released for ❌ Antler difference: Velvet - ❌ component Trophy - ❌

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Explanation

Question 8 of 8

Stud Farms ❌ Objectives: Produce animal with ❌ Produce animals with ❌ Produce animals with ❌ Sell sire stags to ❌

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Explanation

Shed Design
Deer Safety:
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Human Safety:
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❌
❌

Both:
❌
❌
❌

Passion 2 Profit
Key strategies:
1.
2.

Aim:
To correct the between and in markets, while markets that .

Warning Signs
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌

Breeding Farms
Aim: To produce ❌ OR ❌ with ❌

Breeding is ❌
Gestation is approx. ❌
Mated in ❌
Calve in ❌

Calving method = ❌

Velvet Farms
Aim: ❌

Considerations: ❌

Growth Cycle:
Starts ❌
1st cut in ❌
2nd cut in ❌

Stages kept ❌
Amount of velvet from mature red stag per year = ❌

Trophy Farms
Trophy Animal = ❌

Market = ❌
Released for ❌

Antler difference:
Velvet - ❌ component
Trophy - ❌

Stud Farms
❌

Objectives:
Produce animal with ❌
Produce animals with ❌
Produce animals with ❌

Sell sire stags to ❌