Health

Health

Maintaining good deer health is crucial to production. This section covers the Major issues, Management calendar and Veterinary medicines.

The following topics are available in convenient DINZ Deer Fact sheets. 
- Copper
- Facial eczema
- Fusobacteriosis
- Internal parasites
- Johne's disease
- Leptospirosis
- Ticks
- Tuberculosis
- Yersiniosis

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Major issues

Good animal health is crucial to reaching production goals. This section describes some of the major animal health issues that challenge deer farms and advises on how to prevent them occurring.
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Deer Health Review

A refreshed approach to health planning.

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Veterinary medicines

Key areas to consider when dealing with veterinary medicines or the administration of any drugs to your herd.
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Management calendar

A calendar perspective on deer health topics and tools to assist with mitigation, identification and treatment of these key areas.

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Body Condition Score Chart

Body Condition Scoring can be used to asses the condition of your deer and is an important management tool.

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