Dec 16, 2025
Deer2Succeed – Otago style, Monday 9 February 2026, 12 noon
Another Deer2Succeed DFA field day is set for 2026. This time it’s Otago DFA’s turn and the focus will be on research as the AgResearch Invermay Research Centre will host the day.
The day will kick off with a BBQ lunch (venison of course). Aptly the next course will cover feeding nutrition for velvet stags and updates on the research on velvet regrowth and haemostasis.
Second course is a tour of the research farm looking at the Tomorrow’s Deer herd and an update on environmental research including a catchment study on the farm.
After the farm tour a visit to the DRL lab and deer CT scanner and updates on parasitology and Johne’s disease.
The day will finish with some light refreshments and a chance for deer farmers to re-connect and socialise.
For those interested, the International Deer Biology Congress will also be holding an opening function at 6 pm in Dunedin (Otago University) so there is further opportunity to talk deer with international researchers.
Check out the DINZ events page>> for more details in the coming days. As well as email notices in the new year.
