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Improving Fawn Survial

Shane O'Neill wants to increase the survival of fawns to sale from 88% to 92% by improving knowledge of when fawn loss is occurring.

Aim: increase the survival  of fawns to sale from 88% to 92%

Tactics/Actions: 

Shane will:

  • Late scan 200 hinds already confirmed in calf to eliminate foetal loss as a cause
  • Monitor the numbers of weaners relative to hinds

To measure change shane will:

  • Record the percentage of deer that are dry on the second scan

 

Outcome/Results:

To come...