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INTRODUCTION

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• What is Deer Farming?

PASTURE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

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• Deer Diets


• Pasture Systems


• Supplementary Seasonal Pasture

REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT

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• Background Information on Artificial Insemination


• Infusing New Genes: Natural Service or Artificial Insemination?


• Considerations for Natural Service Breeding


• Estrous Synchronization Methods for Deer


• Estrous Synchronization Combined with Natural-Service Breeding


• Artificial Insemination Methods for Deer


• Basic Management for Artificial Insemination


• Basic Equipment for Artificial Insemination


• Facilities Planning and Use


• Transcervical Artificial Insemination Technique


• Applied Insemination Technique

BUSINESS PLANNING AND MARKETING STRATEGIES

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• Rural Business Central - Agriculture, Management, Business Development, & Rural Entrepreneurship: Publications, Software & Links



• Exotic Deer Cost of Production - Startup (MS Excel Spreadheet)


• Exotic Deer Cost of Production - Commercial (MS Excel Spreadheet)



• Example Startup Deer Costs:Doe herd (PDF File)


• Example Startup Deer Costs:Stockers (PDF File)



• Example Commercial Deer Costs:Doe herd (PDF File)


• Example Commercial Deer Costs:Stockers (PDF File)



• Farming Non-Native Deer on Improved Pastures - 2001 Costs and Returns (PDF File)


• Challenges of Marketing Non-native Deer and Venison Products (PDF File)


• Marketing Exotic Game Meat Products to Restaurants

RELATED INFORMATION AND LINKS

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• Proceedings of the Non-Native Deer Farming Symposium


• Selected Research Publications; TAMU-Overton


• Achievement Summary of the Overton Deer Farming Program