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Changes in carcass composition with age in 16-26 month old Red Deer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

A. V. Fisher ,
M. H. Davies ,
D. W. Deakin  and
J. A. Bayntun
A. V. Fisher
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, U.K.
M. H. Davies
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford HR1 3PG, U.K.
D. W. Deakin
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford HR1 3PG, U.K.
J. A. Bayntun
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, U.K.
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Modern retailing of venison through supermarkets requires that the product be on the shelf for an extended period compared with the traditional short season in autumn/early winter. However, deer are highly seasonal animals and a range of strategies is needed to increase marketing opportunities for venison. One strategy utilizes extended winter daylength and high levels of nutrition to advance the slaughter season (Davies, 1995; Fisher et al., 1995). Another strategy is to adopt more natural, low input systems with reduced production costs, in which deer reach slaughter condition during their third summer at 22-26 months of age, but this needs full investigation. This study involved sequential slaughtering of deer to ascertain how rapidly carcass composition and meat quality changes over this period.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 69
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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