Since they are primarily raised for meat and breeding their size is very important.
Bucks have large and beautiful antlers which are dropped each year.
The doe will produce a fawn after the first year. They do well in various pasture combinations and are very adaptable. They are also easy on pastures and do not wallow. They are very cautious and flee with graceful bounds from anything or anyone following them which makes them easy to move from one place to another. Once herded into a dimly lighted facility they calm down for handling.