AHPS: Week 4 - Lecture 10: Deer

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Across
  1. 2. baby fallow deer (parents are doe and buck)
  2. 3. in NZ, 40% of deer in north island, 60% on ______ island.
  3. 5. deer numbers in Australia have ______ (due to drought n 2002+) and also have _________ in NZ.
  4. 7. male wapiti deer. (female called a cow, baby a calf)
  5. 9. second most commony farmed deer worldwide. Not confined by boundary fences, allowed to range freely. Not really farmed in Australia.
  6. 12. tropical species tend to be less _____________ cf temperate species (temperate species have a temper!)
  7. 14. ________ manipulation of deer breeding cycles not recommended. Usually pretty fertile anyway. Not practical or economical. Pregnancy diagnosis also not commonly done.
  8. 15. the male red deer. (female called a hind, baby a calf)
  9. 16. _________ deer species include rusa and chital/sambar. In india/SE asia. Much less photoperiod effect cf termperate species, calve late autumn/winter, weaning variable. No winter coat. Venison not seasonal.
  10. 18. male fallow deer. (female called a doe, baby a fawn)
  11. 19. female fallow deer
  12. 20. _______ deer (aka Elk) are Large. Farmed mainly in USSR. Small number, hybridized with red deer, farmed in AUS/NZ.
  13. 23. wapiti are the __________ deer species.
  14. 24. ____ deer = mostly commonly farmed deer worldwide. NZ has largest population.
  15. 25. baby red deer or wapiti
  16. 26. female red deer (male called a stag)
Down
  1. 1. deer products are mainly ________ (meat) and velvet (traditional medicines/supplements).
  2. 4. venison sales for TEMPERATE deer species happen in Dec-March, along with weaning (_________ months). Calve in late spring.
  3. 6. ____________ daylight  decreased testosterone  shedding of buttons and new growth.
  4. 8. red stags move with and protect their _______ of hinds. Fallow bucks occupy stationary terriotory with their harem of does. (rut in autumn).
  5. 10. decreased daylight  increased testosterone  shedding of velvet and __________ of antlers.
  6. 11. fallow deer, red deer and wapiti are _________ deer species. Tight photoperiod for antler growth and reproduction. Calve Nov/Dec, wean before Autumn. Rut in Autumn (mating). Seasonal venison.
  7. 13. after parturition the baby is ‘________’ for a few days in long grass while mother feeds. Shelter a good idea.
  8. 14. deer have a ________ DSE than sheep. Fallow Doe – 2 DSE, Red Hind – 3.5 DSE.
  9. 17. velvet harvesting: amputation of live ______ prior to calcification. Under vet supervison, or by accredited farmer (National Velvet Accreditation Scheme).
  10. 18. group male deer according to __________ drop date.
  11. 21. _________ deer are small. Farmed in NZ, germany, ausralia.
  12. 22. during the rut, males lose a lot of _________, have neck hypertrophy, antler calcification (usually don’t let them grow though, cut them off to sell)