Deer Feeding and Management
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چکیده
When available pasture is greater than 5.5 kg DM/day/100 kg liveweight or post grazing pasture mass is greater than 6-8 cm in height there is no significant increase in liveweight gain in young deer. Feed quality is a problem for summer lactation and it has been shown that the proportion of green leaf in the pasture is closely related to calf liveweight gain. Red clover and the chicory are forages that can increase deer calf growth rate during lactation by about 20% when compared with white clover. Chicory breaks down rapidly in the rumen leading to increased voluntary feed intake. Condensed tannins and lactones in chicory inhibit worm larvae and may lead to a reduction in the requirement for anthelmintic drenching. Dramatic seasonality in the annual cycle of deer antler growth has major consequences for feed requirements. Priority times for maximum feeding are in the spring, late autumn and late winter.
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