Table of Contents 
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Foreword .. ii 
Note. iv 
Introduction . 1 
Comparison of wild ungulates and domestic livestock . 2 
Standing crop and carrying capacity . 3 
Productivity . 3 
Reproduction . . 4 
Growth rate and liveweight gains .. 4 
Meat yield . ..... 6 
Nutrition . .. 6 
Diet. 6 
Water requirements. 8 
The Harvest. 8 
Animal products . 8 
Meat. 8 
Byproducts . 9 
Harvest methods. 10 
Free-ranging animals and game ranching . 10 
Domestication . 11 
Problems involved . 12 
Attitudes toward harvest of wildlife . ..... 12 
Disease and marketing. 13 
Techniques... 13 
Summary and conclusions .. 13 
References. 13 
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