The behavioural and physiological reactions of farmed red deer to transport: effects of road type and journey time

Abstract Four groups of six female yearling red deer were transported for either 2 or 6 h on either winding or straight roads. One group was tested each day, and each group was subjected to each road type×journey time combination in a random order. The deer lost live weight during transportation ( P P P P P P P P P P P P P P