Identifying late born small fawns to their dams so dams can be culled Adding terminal sires into the breeding programme Improved weaner growth rates Use of crops for R1 deer in particular Developing a firm long term direction- venison and/or velvet? Grant, George and Matt: Improving velvet production through DNA or use of a spotting scope- cost/benefit and use of data John, Marie and Daniel: Completed AP on-farm meeting 22 October Loss of weight for velvet stags over rut Drought and the effect on lactating hinds Pasture persistence- grass grub, drought and persistence in general Utilisation of recorded information for selection and sale- how much is too much? Irrigation possibilities and future farming policy Selection of outside genetics . Currently using Deer Improvement semen for AI. What are appropriate genetics to build on current performance and will they perform? Matt and Paula: Completed AP on-farm meeting 4 September Feeding two year olds at pinch periods and effects on lifetime performance Improving velvet production through DNA or use of a spotting scope- cost/benefit and use of data Weight loss in stags over autumn- management (feed, space) or science Karen: Completed AP on-farm meeting 31 July Better lactation performance from hinds- wean better weaners Improve weaner weight gain in autumn Start a velvet stag herd Karen and Richard: Completed AP on-farm meeting 22 October Improved weaner weights and continually improved velvet production Riparian retirement- costs and practicalities Evan and Linda: Completed AP on-farm meeting 2 July 2014 any input on development plans welcome “Blank canvas”- Want to hold hind numbers but develop a plan to utilise the extra deer fenced area- velvet, improved feeding feeding, genetics source and pairing up hinds/fawns Do things “better”-
Identifying late born small fawns to their dams so dams can be culled Adding terminal sires into the breeding programme Improved weaner growth rates Use of crops for R1 deer in particular Developing a firm long term direction- venison and/or velvet? Grant, George and Matt: Improving velvet production through DNA or use of a spotting scope- cost/benefit and use of data John, Marie and Daniel: Completed AP on-farm meeting 22 October Loss of weight for velvet stags over rut Drought and the effect on lactating hinds Pasture persistence- grass grub, drought and persistence in general Utilisation of recorded information for selection and sale- how much is too much? Irrigation possibilities and future farming policy Selection of outside genetics . Currently using Deer Improvement semen for AI. What are appropriate genetics to build on current performance and will they perform? Matt and Paula: Completed AP on-farm meeting 4 September Feeding two year olds at pinch periods and effects on lifetime performance Improving velvet production through DNA or use of a spotting scope- cost/benefit and use of data Weight loss in stags over autumn- management (feed, space) or science Karen: Completed AP on-farm meeting 31 July Better lactation performance from hinds- wean better weaners Improve weaner weight gain in autumn Start a velvet stag herd Karen and Richard: Completed AP on-farm meeting 22 October Improved weaner weights and continually improved velvet production Riparian retirement- costs and practicalities Evan and Linda: Completed AP on-farm meeting 2 July 2014 “Blank canvas”- any input on development plans welcome Want to hold hind numbers but develop a plan to utilise the extra deer fenced area- velvet, improved feeding Do things “better”- feeding, genetics source and pairing up hinds/fawns
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