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Research areas include reproduction, nutrition, disease, and management.

Researchers at the Penn State Deer Research Center

Researchers at the Penn State Deer Research Center

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Deer Research Center

The Penn State Deer Research Center is located in a 22 acre fenced enclosure northeast of campus off of Big Hollow Road, and provides research and educational opportunities for students and faculty.

History of Deer Research at Penn State

R. W. Swift and C. E. French started whitetail deer research in 1952, at the request of Roger Latham of the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC).

Research

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    • Animal Products and Human Health
      • Animal Products and Human Health Overview
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    • Dairy
      • Dairy Overview
      • Faculty Working in Dairy Genetics and Genomics
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    • Equine
      • Equine Overview
      • Faculty Working in Equine Nutrition and Physiology
    • Livestock
      • Livestock Overview
      • Faculty Working in Beef Cattle Management
    • Meat Science and Muscle Biology
      • Meat Science and Muscle Biology Overview
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    • Nutrient Management and Environmental Stewardship
      • Nutrient Management and Environmental Stewardship Overview
      • Faculty Working in this Area
    • Poultry
      • Poultry Overview
      • Faculty Working in Poultry Nutrition and Physiology
      • Faculty Working in Poultry Management
    • Quality and Safety of Animal Foods
      • Quality and Safety of Animal Foods Overview
      • Faculty Working in this Area
    • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
      • Reproductive Biology and Fertility Overview
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Farms and Facilities Center for Reproductive Biology and Health Penn State Extension
Farms and Facilities Center for Reproductive Biology and Health Penn State Extension
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