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Farmed Deer Statistics - UK and Canada

By Asst Editor Dave T, on January 7th, 2011

Bull Stag

Another thing I like to do is look at where we have come from. Sometimes our glimpse of the future can be predicted from our past. With that rationale in mind, two good sets of deer industry statistics became available to me - one from the United Kingdom, and one from . . . → Read More: Farmed Deer Statistics – UK and Canada

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Reindeer Reproduction and Breeding

By Asst Editor Dave T, on December 31st, 2010

Caribou

In the wild, caribou and reindeer have a very short breeding season. An entire herd may calve in about a ten day period. This is thought to be a strategy to ensure survival of a maximum number of calves: the sudden mass of young animals overwhelms predators that follow the . . . → Read More: Reindeer Reproduction and Breeding

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Reindeer Die from West Nile Virus

By Asst Editor Dave T, on December 24th, 2010

Reindeer owners have frequently heard that “cervids are cervids” or “deer are deer.” From anecdotal experience, we believe that reindeer respond differently than many other cervids to various disease and testing situations.

Presentations during annual USAHA meetings have demonstrated that these experiences are being validated by scientific studies. Last year USDA APHIS veterinarians, Drs . . . → Read More: Reindeer Die from West Nile Virus

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