This thesis describes a number of experiments undertaken to assess the nutritional requirements of pregnant and lactating fallow does with the aim of enhancing production and Quality Assurance in the Australian Deer Industry.Areas of study include determination of metabolisable energy intake of farmed fallow deer does of two genotypes throughout pregnancy and lactation, metabolisable energy intake of fallow deer fawns from 12 to 20 weeks of age and the effects of restricted maternal nutrition on foetal and placental development at different stages of gestation.In conjunction with nutritional adequacy, a body condition scoring system based on ante-mortem and post-mortem descriptors was developed for fallow deer. The results of this research make possible the precise strategic feeding of fallow deer breeding stock, which should lead to more consistent reproductive performance and higher quality slaughter animals. Furthermore, use of strategic feeding in conjunction with BCS systems will lead to better resource management and profitability, as farmers consistently produce animals to specification / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The thesis is concerned with the study of the economics of venison production in Scotland. It examines the various production systems utilised at present both in the wild and on an intensive farm and analyses the factors affecting productivity and their relative importance in each system. The evolution of the red deer in Scotland and more recent developments in the market for venison are examined in the early chapters. In addition, the production system in the wild is analysed and a production function is developed. In order to study the population dynamics of the red deer, a mathematical model is constructed. This is used in conjunction with the production function developed previously to illustrate the interaction between the ecological and economic factors which govern the productivity of red deer populations. In the light of this analysis, a number of recommendations are made for the improvement of productivity in the wild. The limitations of this production system, however, pose a problem for the practical implementation of such proposals. To some extent, these may be overcome by the adoption of a more intensive production system, although this in turn creates its own problems. The second part of this thesis is thus concerned with the study of the intensive system. The experimental deer farm at Glensaugh forms the basis f~ the investigation of this system. The data thus obtained are used in conjunction with a modified version of the mathematical model previously developed. This is incorporated in a linear programming format so that the farming system may be analysed and the operating strategies compared. The objective of the analysis is to determine which factors exert the greatest influence upon the operating strategies in terms of operating profit. Once these critical areas are identified, research effort may be directed more effectively to improve the system performance. The above analysis leads to a number of recommendations regarding' the operating strategies on a deer farm. The financial aspects of such an operation are examined and provide some basis against which the future viability of the farming operation might be assessed. No attempt is made to define levels of acceptable returns on investment. The intention is rather to determine the effects which changes in the economic and environmental conditions have upon investment potential. Although this study provides some tentative solutions as to how improvements in productivity may be obtained these should not be regarded as final. As knowledge of the production system improves, the solutions to the problems will change as will the problems themselves.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, 1999. / Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 257-262).

The objectives of this study were to determine the impact of feeding supplemental energy and protein on the growth performance and on the carcass characteristics of weaned red deer stags. Forty-eight weaned stags were divided into 8 groups and randomly allocated to four dietary treatments. Two levels of energy (E) and protein (P), low (L) or high (H) were obtained by the addition of various amounts of oats and soybean meal (SBM). This trial was divided into 2 phases: For the first 32 weeks (Phase I), diets LE/LP and HE/LP contained 0.5 and 1.0 kg/deer respectively of oats; diet LE/HP consisted of 0.15 kg of oats and 0.30 kg of SBM, and diet HE/HP, of 0.5 kg of oats and 0.35 kg of SBM. In Phase II, the level of supplementation was increased while keeping a constant relationship with the body weight of the deer. The animals were group fed, and offered mixed hay ad libitum. The animals were weighed every two weeks, over 48 weeks and slaughtered at 90.5 to 100.6 kg body weight. Increasing the energy level in the supplement resulted in a substitution effect of grain for forage. As a result, there was no difference in total energy consumption. For this reason, no difference was observed (P > 0.05) between treatments for values of ADG or final weight. Feeding supplemental protein over 368 g/deer/d didn't improve ADG or liveweight (P > 0.05). There were no treatment differences (P > 0.05) in estimates of carcass yield, kidney fat, or tissue depth (GR). Results indicate that concentrate feeding does not stimulate overall growth rate.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, 2001. / A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture. Bibliography : leaves 252-280.

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The topic of master thesis is focused on the Common agriculture policy, development, main reforms and ideas that affected current specialisation on rurals development. Folowing by short introduciton of Czech Rural development programme and european agricultural funds. Fallow deer farming, The Czech Deer Farmers{\crq} Association and relevant valid legislation is shortly introduced in next capture. The practical part of this thesis is draft of the project "Fallow deer farm" that is in compliance with existing conception of rural development and other legal conditions and fullfills criteria for providing of finacial support.