Domestic Game Farm Animals - Wapiti

By

Dany Cinq-Mars (Author), Valérie Dostaler-Touchette (Author), Claude Fournier (Author), Pierre Gauthier (Author), Danielle Jacques (Author), Claire Plante (Author), Juan Pablo Soucy (Author), Gaétan Lehoux (Author), Jocelyne Alain Beaupré (Author), Sébastien Cartier (Author) , Louise Houle (Author), Lynda Morin (Author)

Ebook

Quebec publishers

This collection of 10 factsheets on wapiti farming and related subjects is part of the Domestic Game Farm Animals production guide. It explores reproductive management, the principal diseases, feeding, wapiti meat and the production equipment used for wapiti. Business startup, genetic improvement, preventive medicine and the marketing of game products are also discussed.

Table of contents
Domestic Game Farm Animals - Wapiti	1
Introduction to Game Farming	3
Introduction	5
Nine steps to setting up a game farm	6
For more information	10
Basic Principles of Genetics	11
Introduction	13
Genetics and enviromental factors	13
Definitions	14
Step-by-step selection process	15
Speed of genetic improvements	18
Artificial insemination	19
Cross breeding	20
Bibliography	20
Reproductive Management of Wapiti	22
Seasonality of reproduction	24
Introduction	24
Management of natural mating	26
Gestation and calving	27
Artificial insemination	29
Suggested reading	31
Conclusion	31
Marketing – Overview	34
Introduction	35
Farmed game meats	35
Breeding stock	37
Agritourism	38
Velvet antler and hard antler	38
Hunting activities	39
Marketing strategy	39
Survey of legislation applicable to marketing	40
Cervid Meat – Overview	41
Introduction	43
Marketing	43
Effectiveness of the value chain	45
Visual qualities of the meat	49
Sensory qualities	50
Health benefits	51
Product	52
Bibliograhy	53
Conclusion	53
Preventive Medicine – Overview	55
Introduction	57
General rules	57
Wild boar	57
Cervids and bison	60
Conclusion	63
Bibliography	63
Principal Diseases of Red Deer and Wapiti	64
Bacterial diseases	66
Introduction	66
Parasitic diseases	69
Viral diseases	70
Other diseases	71
Reportable diseases and immediately notifiable diseases	72
Conclusion	73
Bibliography	74
Livestock Production Equipment for Cervids –Key Concepts	75
Cervid behaviour	77
Introduction	77
Paddocks	78
Feeding	79
Corral	85
Gates and latches	93
Conclusion	94
Bibliography	94
Basic Principles of Feeding and Nutrition	95
Nutrients	97
"Dry matter", "As fed", "Voluntary dry matter intake"	97
Introduction	97
Conclusion	102
Bibliography	102
Feeding and Nutrition – Red Deer and Wapiti	103
Seasonal physiology	105
Digestive system and feed intake	105
Introduction	105
Nutritional needs and feeding	106
Conclusion	114
Bibliography	115