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The design and use of a device to detect deer pedicle growth

Authors: Suttie JM, Li C, Littlejohn RP
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 42, Issue 1, pp 9-15, Feb 1994
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Deer, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Animal production/wastage, Animal welfare, Antler/velvet, Growth/development, Instruments/equipment/technique, Surgery
Article class: Scientific Article

Abstract: The design, construction and use of a device to detect changes in deer pedicle volume are described. The device is highly sensitive for detecting the initiation of pedicle growth. Betweensample differences of 170 mm³ in the pedicle volume of live deer were detected (triplicate measurements) using the detector; these correspond to a change in height of the pedicle of at most 0.67 mm. The within sample coefficient of variation was 1.4%. The pedicle growth detector enables more precise measurements to be obtained for identifying the onset of pedicle development to the nearest week than is currently possible with palpation.

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