Anna S Barkova, Evgeny A Zel, Vasily V Verkhoturov, Evgenia I Shurmanova

Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2024. Vol. 107, no 1. Р. 107-117.

 

doi:10.33284/2658-3135-107-1-107

 

Original article

Forecast of antler productivity of European red deer in the conditions of Kaliningrad region

 

Anna S Barkova1, Evgeny A Zel2, Vasily V Verkhoturov3, Evgenia I Shurmanova4

1,3,4 Kaliningrad State Technical University, Kaliningrad, Russia

2Safari Park, Kaliningrad, Russia

1barkova.as@mail.ru, http://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-2602-6810

2zell.05zell@mail.ru

3vasilij.verkhoturov@klgtu.ru, http://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-2979-9867

4evgenijashurmanova@rambler.ru, http://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-2466-8016

 

Abstract. Nowadays such branch of agriculture as antler reindeer breeding is of great interest. Mainly deer are used to produce antlers, but in the European territory of the country, they breed European red deer to obtain antlers and meat products. The purpose of work was a development of criteria of prediction of antler productivity in males of the European red deer. The herd of male European red deer, their age composition in the structure of the herd in the reindeer breeding farm of the Kaliningrad region in the period of 2017-2021 was studied. To analyse antler productivity and animal weight, the reporting data for 2017-2020 were studied. It has been determined that an increase in the mass of antlers is observed in males mainly until the age of 6, after which the annual increase To predict panto productivity, we relied on the weight of male deer at the age of two years (first-horned deer). In 37.1% of males weight was in the range  from  91  to  100 kg. The average weight of antlers at the first cutting of the European red deer is 2.2 kg. To analyze the prognosis, we took into account the weight of antlers during the first and second or first and third cuts in animals of different weight categories. The results obtained showed that the greatest antler productivity and antler weight gain can be expected from deer with a live weight at the first cutting of antler from 81 to 100 kg, which will allow planning in the future of using males for antler production, breeding or hunting purposes.

Keywords: European red deer, antlers, live weight, antler productivity, horned males

For citation: Barkova AS, Zel EA, Verkhoturov VV, Shurmanova EI. Forecast of antler productivity of European red deer in the conditions of Kaliningrad region. Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2024;107(1):107-117. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33284/2658-3135-107-1-107

 

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Information about the authors:

Anna S Barkova, Dr Sci. (Veterinary), Head of the Department of Production and Quality Expertise of Agricultural Products, Kaliningrad State Technical University, 1 Sovetsky Prospekt, Kaliningrad, 236022, cell.: 8-908-903-28-36.

Evgeny A Zel, Chief veterinarian, Safari Park, 5a Mushkino village, Kaliningrad region, Bagratinovsky district, 238431, cell.: 8-967-350-93-15.

Vasily V Verkhoturov, Dr Sci. (Biology), Director of the Institute of Agroengineering and Food Systems, Kaliningrad State Technical University, 1 Sovetsky Prospekt, Kaliningrad, 236022, work. tel: 8 (4012) 99-53-40.

Evgenia I Shurmanova, Cand. Sci (Veterinary), Associate Professor of the Department of Production and Quality Assessment of Agricultural Products, Kaliningrad State Technical University, 1 Sovetsky Prospekt, Kaliningrad, 236022, cell.: 8-903-086-25-45.

The article was submitted 19.02.2024; approved after reviewing 28.02.2024; accepted for publication 18.03.2024.

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