PROGRAMME

The programme will provide something for everyone.

Themes will include:

• Deer ecology, environmental impacts and ecosystem services
   
• Deer physiology and nutrition
   
• Deer biology & behaviour
   
• Deer health, disease and welfare
   
• Aotearoa New Zealand Indigenous uses and cultural significance of deer
   
• Deer products (e.g. venison, velvet, milk, co-products)
   
• Deer production and farming systems
   
• Genetics and genomics of deer
   
• Game management and hunting: wild and estate
   
• Conservation: in situ and breeding centers
   
• Policy and Management of Overabundant Deer