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Performance of red deer grazing pure white clover or perennial ryegrass swards

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

D. W. Deakin ,
D. G. Chapple  and
M. H. Davies
D. W. Deakin
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford, HR1 3PG, United Kingdom
D. G. Chapple
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford, HR1 3PG, United Kingdom
M. H. Davies
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford, HR1 3PG, United Kingdom
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Farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) are highly seasonal animals, showing a marked winter inappetance followed by excellent growth from turnout in spring. The quality of grazed herbage has been demonstrated to have a significant impact upon growth during the grazing season. For example, performance is improved by the provision of a sward surface height of 8 - 10 cm compared with a sward height of 5 - 6 cm (Davies et al, 1998). The objective of this study was to assess whether deer performance could be further enhanced by providing white clover (Trifolium repens) swards (C) either in early, late or throughout the grazing season compared with perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) swards (G).

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2002 , 2002 , pp. 120
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2002

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Davies, M. H., Deakin, D. W. and Chapple, D. G. 1998. Effects of summer grass supply on growth in yearling red deer. Proc. IV Int. Deer Biol. Congress, Kaspovar, Hungary.Google Scholar