THE AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS ) IN BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARK

The axis deer (Axis axis) was imported from Germany and introduced into Brijuni in 1911. Brijuni are a group of islands in the Adriatic Sea along the western coast of the southern peak of the Istrian Peninsula in the Republic of Croatia. In 1983 the area was declared a National Park. The objective o...

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Main Authors: Nikica Šprem, DEAN Blažina, TIHOMIR Florijančić, Tomislav Treer, GRACIANO Prekalj
Format: Article
Language:Bulgarian
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture 2008-11-01
Series:Journal of Central European Agriculture
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Online Access:http://jcea.agr.hr/articles/534_THE_AXIS_DEER_(AXIS_AXIS_)_IN_BRIJUNI_NATIONAL_PARK_en.pdf
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author Nikica Šprem
DEAN Blažina
TIHOMIR Florijančić
Tomislav Treer
GRACIANO Prekalj
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TIHOMIR Florijančić
Tomislav Treer
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description The axis deer (Axis axis) was imported from Germany and introduced into Brijuni in 1911. Brijuni are a group of islands in the Adriatic Sea along the western coast of the southern peak of the Istrian Peninsula in the Republic of Croatia. In 1983 the area was declared a National Park. The objective of this paper was to research the adaptation of the axis deer to living conditions on the islands. Observation has shown that on the Brijuni islands the axis deer lives in herds comprising 10 to 30 individuals. The youngest male deer seeking access to does was four years old, while at the age of fi ve they started roaring. Deer fi ghts are not frequent during roaring period. The natural grazing rhythm is disturbed by the vast number of tourists. The calving periods of the axis deer during the year indicate three well-pronounced ruts, namely January to February, July-August and October-November. They also show that oestrus occurs soon after calving in most of the females. Gestation period of does is 7 to 7.8 months. 85% of the does on the Brijuni Islands produce their offspring in the warmer part of the year, between 1 March and 31 September. The population of the axis deer in the area of the Brijuni National Park is stable, rather numerous (about 100 individuals) and well acclimatized, and as such it presents reproductive material suitable to populate enclosed hunting grounds and big game farms.
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spelling doaj.art-5f5b887c5fa54365a35b6e2a3551dc2f2022-12-21T22:46:53ZbulUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of AgricultureJournal of Central European Agriculture1332-90492008-11-0192317322THE AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS ) IN BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARKNikica ŠpremDEAN BlažinaTIHOMIR FlorijančićTomislav TreerGRACIANO PrekaljThe axis deer (Axis axis) was imported from Germany and introduced into Brijuni in 1911. Brijuni are a group of islands in the Adriatic Sea along the western coast of the southern peak of the Istrian Peninsula in the Republic of Croatia. In 1983 the area was declared a National Park. The objective of this paper was to research the adaptation of the axis deer to living conditions on the islands. Observation has shown that on the Brijuni islands the axis deer lives in herds comprising 10 to 30 individuals. The youngest male deer seeking access to does was four years old, while at the age of fi ve they started roaring. Deer fi ghts are not frequent during roaring period. The natural grazing rhythm is disturbed by the vast number of tourists. The calving periods of the axis deer during the year indicate three well-pronounced ruts, namely January to February, July-August and October-November. They also show that oestrus occurs soon after calving in most of the females. Gestation period of does is 7 to 7.8 months. 85% of the does on the Brijuni Islands produce their offspring in the warmer part of the year, between 1 March and 31 September. The population of the axis deer in the area of the Brijuni National Park is stable, rather numerous (about 100 individuals) and well acclimatized, and as such it presents reproductive material suitable to populate enclosed hunting grounds and big game farms.http://jcea.agr.hr/articles/534_THE_AXIS_DEER_(AXIS_AXIS_)_IN_BRIJUNI_NATIONAL_PARK_en.pdfaxis deeraxis axisbrijuni national park
spellingShingle Nikica Šprem
DEAN Blažina
TIHOMIR Florijančić
Tomislav Treer
GRACIANO Prekalj
THE AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS ) IN BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARK
Journal of Central European Agriculture
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axis axis
brijuni national park
title THE AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS ) IN BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARK
title_full THE AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS ) IN BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARK
title_fullStr THE AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS ) IN BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARK
title_full_unstemmed THE AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS ) IN BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARK
title_short THE AXIS DEER (AXIS AXIS ) IN BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARK
title_sort axis deer axis axis in brijuni national park
topic axis deer
axis axis
brijuni national park
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