@conference {40687,
	title = {Inter-muscle variation in the calpain system of red deer:- implications for meat tenderness},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {55},
	year = {1995},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {120-123},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {A grazing trial using 24 Red and 24 Hybrid (0.75 Red; 0.25 Elk) deer  weaners was conducted from 1st March to 12th December 1993, to compare  the feeding value of chicory (Cichorium intybus L) with that of  perennial ryegrass (Lollium perenne)/white clover (Trifolium  repens) pasture for increasing venison production by one year of age.   The deer were rotationally grazed using dry matter allowances of 6, 6 and 7  kg DM/head/day in autumn, winter and spring respectively. Relative to deer  grazing pasture, deer grazing chicory had higher voluntary feed intake (VFI),  slightly lower grazing (ie. eating) time and substantially lower ruminating  time. Hybrid deer had faster liveweight gain (LWG) than Red deer and were  heavier at the end of all seasons (P<0.01). LWG was greater on chicory than  on perennial ryegrass/white clover pasture during autumn (P<0.01) and there  were forage x genotype interactions for liveweight at the end of autumn and  spring, with Hybrid deer (especially stags) being heavier when grazed on  chicory. Carcass weight for Red and Hybrid stags was 64.9 and 73.0 kg  when grazed on chicory and 56.6 and 57.0 kg when grazed on perennial  ryegrass/white clover pasture. Grazing chicory advanced the date of first cut  velvet antler by 28 days and increased the weight of total (first cut+regrowth)  velvet antler. It is concluded that grazing chicory increased venison  production, especially in Hybrid stags with increased growth potential, and  increased velvet antler production.  },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Dobbie PM and Singh KK and Thomson BC and Mercer GK and Bass JJ and Speck PA}
}
