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Venison is one of the few red meats seeing consumption grow in the UK. Previously it's been perceived as a high end meat but it has a reputation as a healthy meat that is low in fat, high in protein and stacked with vitamins and iron. Rachael Garside meets a number of deer farmers in Wales tapping into that niche but growing market. At the in the Brecon Beacons, they've plenty of experience in farming deer. Established as a venison farm by the Morgan family in 1985, their meat is particularly sought-after, locally and further afield. One of their suppliers is Kath Shaw, she runs an 80 acre deer farm with a breeding herd of 45 hinds, near Builth Wells, that she established 15 years ago. But there are also the newcomers, with concerns over the future of lamb exports post-Brexit the Rhug Estate, near Corwen in Denbighshire this year welcomed the arrival of a small herd of Japanese Sika Deer. Described as the Rolls Royce of the species - the meat is said to be tender and light with a distinctive marbelling - which puts in high demand by top restaurants around the world.