Barrell, G.K. (1998) Role of thyroid hormones in the control of seasonal breeding in red deer.
NZVA Deer Branch Conf. Proceedings
Investigates the possibility that thyroid hormones may have a role to play in extending the breeding season of deer.
Published: 1998-02-01
Document type: Conference Papers/Proceedings
Keywords: hormones, LH, ovariectomy, seasonality, thyroidectomy, breeding
Kusmartono (1996) Rumen digestion and rumen outflow rate in deer fed fresh chicory (Cichorium intybus) or perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne).
Journal of Agricultural Science
This study compared rumen digestion and rumen outflow rate in deer fed fresh chicory or perennial ryegrass. The results showed that rumen fractional disappearance rate and apparent digestibility were much higher in deer fed chicory than in those fed perennial ryegrass
Published: 1996-01-01
Document type: General Publication
Keywords: digestion, feed value, nutrition, rumination
Stafford, K.J. (1993) Rumino-reticular motility in red deer (Cervus elaphus) fed chaffed lucerne hay during winter and summer.
NZ Journal of Agricultural Research
Objectives were to determine whether the increased VFI by deer during the summer as compared with winter was accompanied by significant changes in eating, rumination, and/or in the frequency of A sequence rumino-reticular contractions
Published: 1993-01-01
Document type: General Publication
Keywords: seasonality, chewing, rumino-reticular movements
