Reproductive Management of Fallow Deer

Mulley, R. C.

doi:10.1016/b978-072169323-1.50132-x

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“…outside its hiding place, lasted 31 min. The nursing frequencies noted in our study are similar to those observed in red deer by Clutton-Brock and Guinness (1975) and Kelly and Drew (1976), and to those reported by Mulley (2007) in extensively farmed fallow deer. However, in the study by Wass et al (2004), the first nursing session between birth and the first hiding lasted 79.6 min on average, whereas in older fawns, the duration of nursing sessions (excluding the first hiding) was reduced to 23.1 min on average.…”

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“…In this study, analyses of nursing sessions produced similar results. However, the age of the analyzed fawns was not specified in the work by Mulley (2007). Similar results were noted in our study in the first three observation days, that is in the first 6 days postpartum (21 min, Table 1).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…SEM, standard error of the mean. However, Mulley (2007) observed that nursing frequency in fallow deer can differ significantly between housing systems. In this study, analyses of nursing sessions produced similar results.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the analyzed period, the number of daily nursing sessions ranged from one to seven, but most fawns were nursed 1–3 times per day, and this number did not change with age. However, Mulley () observed that nursing frequency in fallow deer can differ significantly between housing systems. According to the cited author, fawns were nursed 7–8 times a day on average during daylight hours in an intensive deer farming system, but only 4–5 times in an extensive farming system.…”

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Interactions between fawns and does of farmed fallow deer Dama dama in the postnatal period

Janiszewski

Cilulko-Dołęga

Murawska

et al. 2017

Animal Science Journal

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The aim of the present study was to describe the suckling behavior of the offspring of farmed European fallow deer Dama dama in the postnatal period. Video surveillance footage from the first 18 days postpartum was analyzed in detail to reveal that the duration of interactions between the mother and the offspring changed with the fawns' age. The duration of mother-offspring interactions was longest between postpartum days 12 and 18. The frequency of interactions at different times of the day varied in the analyzed periods. The results of the study could be used to increase the welfare of farmed deer.

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Interactions between fawns and does of farmed fallow deer Dama dama in the postnatal period

Janiszewski

Cilulko-Dołęga

Murawska

et al. 2017

Animal Science Journal

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“…Komers et al (1997) suggested that dominance rank is the most important factor in determining the level of reproductive behaviours exhibited. As per Mulley (2007), Fallow Deer bucks will fight vigorously during the pre rut to establish dominance. Skinner & Harrington (2003) had supportive observations that in a group of Sika Deer the activities directly associated with mating were significantly different between the territorial and non territorial groups.…”

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Observations on Sambar Rusa unicolor (Cetartiodactyla: Cervidae) stags during hard and velvet stages of antler cycle in captivity

Savanth¹,

Saseendran²,

Anil³

et al. 2011

J. Threat. Taxa

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This research was carried out at the State Museum and Zoo, Thrissur, Kerala, India from June to October, 2009. The objective was to observe and record the physical and behavioural changes in Sambar Deer Rusa unicolor stags linked to their territorial display during various stages of the breeding cycle. In total, there were 70 Sambar in the enclosure, at the commencement of the study, of which 22 were males including 16 adult stags. Six stags were selected for the study. Observations were made by focal animal sampling technique. An ethogram was devised and behavioural patterns were indicated on it. The behavioural score derived from the ethogram was significantly higher in stags in their hard antler stage when compared to the stags in the velvet stage. The stags in the hard antler stage were more massive, had bigger antlers, darker coat colour, thicker neck, larger scrotum and maintained a larger 'harem' in comparison to the velvet stage stags which preferred a rather subdued life. The most dominant stags in the hard antler stage had up to 17 female members in his territory. As the stags in velvet entered the rut season, the dominant stag had up to 19 females in his territory. The study is expected to be useful to evolve strategies to identify and reduce a few males not contributing in breeding in any particular enclosure and thus curtail expenses in management of cervids in captivity.

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Diet and impacts of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) on pastoral properties during severe drought

2023

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Context There is concern about potential competition between non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) and livestock for food, particularly during times of low rainfall when pasture is scarce.Aim We aimed to estimate the extent to which a high-density fallow deer population (~37 deer per km2) competed with livestock for food during a severe drought on pastoral properties on the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australia.Methods We collected rumen contents from 125 fallow deer shot from helicopters during control operations in June and August 2018, and used microhistology to quantify their diets. We then used the diet data to adjust published estimates of stock unit equivalence from farmed fallow deer. Fallow deer sex and age class abundances and stock unit equivalences were multiplied to estimate the grazing pressure of the fallow deer population pre- and post-control relative to recommended sheep and cattle stocking rates. Finally, we estimated density–impact relationships for fallow deer.Key results Fallow deer diet was dominated by monocots (primarily grasses), but some individuals consumed large amounts of dicots (commonly Eucalyptus). Fallow deer were grazers to intermediate mixed feeders. Fallow deer dry-sheep equivalents (DSEs, based on a 50-kg merino wether) varied from 1.01 (juveniles) to 1.85 (adult females and adult males). Assuming complete diet overlap, the pre-control fallow deer population was equivalent to approximately 60.3 DSEs per km2 and reduced the potential stocking rate of domestic livestock by 50.2%. Discounting the fallow deer DSEs by the amount of browse in the diet resulted in a pre-control population of 45.7 DSEs per km2. The helicopter-based shooting reduced the fallow deer population by 26%, increasing the stocking rate in natural pasture by 22.0% (complete overlap) or 13.8% (discounting for browse).Conclusions When food is limiting, fallow deer at high density can exert strong competitive pressure on livestock, reducing carrying capacity. Browsing, including on Eucalyptus, likely helped fallow deer to persist at high densities during the severe drought of 2018, when properties had destocked.Implications Helicopter-based shooting reduced the competitive effects of fallow deer on livestock in our study area to only a small extent, but more intensive shooting would have led to a greater reduction. The helicopter-based shooting of deer was received positively by landholders at a time of severe stress, suggesting that deer control in agricultural areas can have other important benefits.

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Reproductive Management of Fallow Deer

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Interactions between fawns and does of farmed fallow deer Dama dama in the postnatal period

Interactions between fawns and does of farmed fallow deer Dama dama in the postnatal period

Observations on Sambar Rusa unicolor (Cetartiodactyla: Cervidae) stags during hard and velvet stages of antler cycle in captivity

Diet and impacts of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) on pastoral properties during severe drought

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