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For a detailed discourse on the science of antler growth, see Antler Growth: Nutritional and Endocrine Factors Fennessy, P.F. and Suttie, J.M.

Deer Industry Conference 2017

Friday, May 26, 2017 to Saturday, May 27, 2017

Venue: Te Wharewaka Function Centre, 2 Taranaki St (waterfront), Wellington
Date: Friday 26th - Saturday 27th May 2017
Programme: 
Registration: www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/229206
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Environment

Under this section is a collection of the major pieces of legislation concerning soil and water protection that needs to be complied with in your on-farm operations.

A stock take of all the regional councils' approaches to managing water quality and the signi...

Biology

Deer antlers are bony outgrowths of the skull.  Deer antler tissue is nevertheless very different to the skull in both structure and composition.

Cell types
The growing tip of the antler is composed of various types of cells (mesenchymal, pre-chondroblasts and ch...

Antlers

Antlers grow annually from the pedicle of the frontal bone of male deer.

They are male secondary sexual characteristics, hence are only grown by stags, although in the wider Cervidae family, they also grow in female reindeer (also known as 'caribou' in North Amer...