Rosenmißbildung bei einem Rehgehörn

Hartwig, H.

doi:10.1007/bf02243679

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“…Such grooves, which form when the velvet is lost from the second antler growth of the double-head, are a diagnostic feature of double-head antlers (Hartwig 1981;.…”

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Pedicle and antler fusion and double-head formation in a sika stag (Cervus nippon)

Kierdorf

Lutz²,

Kierdorf

2004

Eur J Wildl Res

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A case of pedicle and antler abnormality in a 12-14 year old sika stag shot in January 2003 in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) is presented. The abnormality combines fusion of pedicles and antler bases with subsequent double-head formation. Double-heads result from growth of new antler bone without casting of the previous hard antlers. In consequence, two consecutively formed antlers are present in an individual. The stag's skull showed a plate-like osseous structure whose broad and slightly elevated central portion was identified as the fused pedicles. The peripheral parts of this osseous plate constituted the second antler growth of the (former) double-head. A cast pair of antlers, which were fused at their bases, had been found in a neighbouring hunting district in the summer of 2002. The close fit between the casting surface of the fused antlers and the surface of the pedicle/antler structure on the stag's skull indicated that the antlers had been grown by this stag and were belatedly cast from his fused pedicles. The fused antlers thus constituted the first antler growth of the doublehead. We suppose that the broad connection between the fused antlers and the fused pedicles prevented antler casting at the normal time and thereby caused the double-head condition. The presentation of this antler abnormality is taken as an occasion to discuss the significance of pedicles for the normal casting and regeneration of antlers.

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“…Such grooves, which form when the velvet is lost from the second antler growth of the double-head, are a diagnostic feature of double-head antlers (Hartwig 1981;.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%