Mechanical properties of farmed fallow deer antlers depending on age
The antlers of farmed fallow deer showed a similar trend to that observed in other cervids. Age has been shown to affect casting date and thus the length of the antler growth period. Fallow deer in Group 4 were expected to have experienced a longer antler growth period than those in Group 3, with longer antlers implying more volume to mineralise; however, Group 3 animals showed better mechanical properties.
Authors
- KATARZYNA TAJCHMAN
- Paweł Janiszewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4654-7805)
- Ewa Tomaszewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-2653)
- Siemowit Muszyński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-6302)
- Francisco Ceacero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9014-147X)
- Katarzyna Dziki-Michalska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0611-903X)
- Kornel Kasperek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4305-8168)
Institutions
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin (PL)
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-05123-x
- Primary Topic
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie