How to select breeding deer during sika deer farming?

When selecting a breeding stag of sika deer, it is best to buy before the velvet antler growing season; at that time, whether the antler is large or small, good or bad, is clear at a glance. If the antler has already been sawed off, you have to judge by appearance.

The head must be large, the eyes spirited, and the height suitable; it is not that the tallest is the best. Another thing to look at is the deer's feeding ability. Among deer on the same deer farm, eating the same feed, deer that love to eat, have strong digestive function, and look relatively plump are the ideal choice. In addition, the better a deer tolerates coarse feed, the easier it is to keep alive. Many experienced farmers, when choosing and buying breeding deer, deliberately stage a ruse and use coarse feed to test just how good their feeding ability is. Selecting breeding deer is very important, and selecting young deer also has its techniques. So how should you judge whether these young deer are good or bad? Experts believe that young deer cannot be judged for good or bad; among deer of the same age, choose the larger ones, and after going back select the fawns again, culling the poor ones and keeping the good ones. As for whether it is better to buy large ones or small ones, that depends on your financial capacity. If your financial capacity is strong, you can buy some large deer to develop; buying young deer has a very long turnover period, and they cannot be developed in a short time. Also, do not forget that you must carefully investigate just how good the overall level of the deer farm is. At the farm, first look at the number of animals on hand. If it is run by an individual and the number on hand is low, they will be reluctant to spend money to buy good breeding stags, and inbreeding is likely to result. Large farms have money and can avoid inbreeding by paying a high price to buy good breeding stags.