UPDATE: AgriFutures Australia is the trading name for Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) and since that change some of the research papers are no longer available via their website.
Please visit their website directly at https://www.agrifutures.com.au/rural-industries/deer/ or visit their publication section for deer at: https://www.agrifutures.com.au/publications-resources/publications/?fwp_rural-industries=deer
Here is a comprehensive list of RIRDC funded research publications for the Deer Industry. Click on a book’s image or title to be taken to the RIRDC webpage to download the publication.
Advances and Challenges in Deer Biology |
Deer Industry Gross Margins
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Deer Industry Database |
Research in Progress – |
Research in Progress – |
Deer Industry Statistics |
Deer Industry R&D Plan 2006-2011 |
Research in Progress – |
Venison Quality – the Relationship of Body Condition Score with Consumer Perception |
Marketing Venison Products – Trademark and Country of Origin |
National Velvet Accreditation Scheme Database Development |
Research in Progress – |
Optimum Weaning Time for Fallow Deer in Southern Australia |
A Review of Research Uptake by Deer Farmers |
Upgrade of Deer QAMA Software |
Research in Progress – |
Effect of Salt Intake on Feed Intake and Growth of Fallow and Red Weaner Deer |
Energy and Protein Requirements of Fallow Deer Under a Mediterranean Environment |
Velvet Antler – A Summary of the Literature on Health Benefits |
Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy: Applications in Deer Nutrition |
Research in Progress – |
Diagnostic Tests for Johns’s Disease in Deer |
Deer Farming in Australia |
Australian Deer Industry – Velvet Antler & Venison Co-Products Language & Specifications Guide |
Australian Velvet Antler & Venison Co-Products – Part B |
Research in Progress – |
Performance of Red Deer Calves After Early Weaning |
Deer Publications – Comprehensive International Bibliography |
Deer: Quality Assurance, Strategic Alliances and Industry Development |
Growing Weaner Deer: Overcoming Nutritional Constraints in South Australia |
Research in Progress – |
Venison Quality Assurance |
Nutritional Requirements for Pregnant and Lactating Red and Fallow Deer |
Australian Velvet Antler and Deer Co-Products |
Deer Industry Manual Part One (2nd Edition) |
Salt Intake on Red and Fallow Deer – A Literature Review |
Development of Niche European Venison Market Opportunities |
R&D Program for the Deer Industry |
Deer Antler – Velvet Research in Austalia and Overseas |
Niche Markets for Venison |
Ecchymosis (Blood Splash) in Deer Carcasses |
Research in Progress – |
Eating Qualilites of Venison from Red and Fallow Deer |
Deer in Queensland |
Development of the Deer Industry |
Research in Progress – |
Exporting Venison to Israel |
Ecchymosis – What Causes It? |
Adding Value to Venison Forequarters |
Second World Deer Farming Congress |
Research in Progress – |
Maintaining Year-Round Production of Quality Venison |
Venison Market Development Programs Towards 2000 |
Manufacturer’s Guide to Venison Forequarter |
Processing of Deer and Other Farmed Game |