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Story: Deer and deer farming

Top stag

Top stag

The quality of farmed deer herds has been improved by importing top English and European stags. This stag, Kabul, from the Otago deer breeders Black Forest Park Sires, was the top growth-rate sire in New Zealand in 2007.

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Ken Drew. 'Deer and deer farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
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