The programme will provide something for everyone.

Themes will include:

• Deer ecology, environmental impacts and ecosystem services
• Deer products (e.g. venison, velvet and milk)
• Deer physiology (e.g. antler and reproduction)
• Deer health, disease, and welfare
• Deer biology, behaviour and nutrition 
• Game management and hunting, wild and estate
• Deer production and farming systems
• Genetics and genomics of deer
• Indigenous uses and cultural significance of deer
• NZ view of wildlife management/hearts and minds
• Dealing with overabundance of natural populations
• Deer as a product
• Velvet antler
• Venison
• Other products
• Social distribution of product
• Antler physiology
• Food and human health
• Indigenous uses and Cultural significance of deer
• Genetics, genomics and metabolomics
• Nutrition 
• Animal health and welfare