<h3>Quick facts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Forty-nine percent of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture.</li>
<li>At the same time,&nbsp;more than 38%&nbsp;of New Zealand's merchandisable exports come from agriculture.&nbsp;</li>
<li>New Zealand's total deer population is 907,700 (at 30 June 2015).</li>
<li>Venison exports totaled approximately 15,000 tonnes (at 30 September 2015)</li>
</ul>
<h3>What's changed in the deer sector since 1990 in on farm practices?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Increased carcass weight</li>
<li>Shorter finish time</li>
</ul>
<h3>What's the impact of these on farm changes&nbsp;on productivity?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Increased&nbsp;finished&nbsp;weight of animal&nbsp;(venison)</li>
<li>Increased meat yield per hectare (kg&nbsp;meat/ha)&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3>What's the effect of these changes on emissions intensity?&nbsp;</h3>
<p>Emissions intensity of New Zealand deer sector is lower and a great proportion of feed goes to production rather than maintenance.</p>
<h3>What else is the deer sector doing about emissions?</h3>
<p><a href="http://deernz.org.nz/deerhub/farm-environment/climate-change/action-reduce-emissions#.WRPHXua7qUk">Deer Industry New Zealand&nbsp;and DEEResearch</a>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://deernz.org.nz/deerhub/farm-environment/climate-change/action-reduce-emissions#.WRPHXua7qUk">Read more </a></strong></p>
<h3>On farm practice change summary tables</h3>
<table border="1" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10">
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td width="33%"><strong>On&nbsp;farm practice</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>Effect on farm productivity</strong></td>
<td width="33%"><strong>Effect on emissions intensity (net)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>
<p>Increased carcass weight</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Shorter finish time&nbsp;</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Increased&nbsp;finished&nbsp;weight of animal&nbsp;(venison)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Increased meat yield per hectare (kg&nbsp;meat/ha)&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Lower</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>*&nbsp;A greater proportion of feed going to production rather than maintenance *</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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