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1
Q

What are antlers?

A

Bony outgrowths of the frontal, usually only present in males.

2
Q

What covers antlers while they are growing?

A

Vascularised velvet

3
Q

What happens when antlers stop growing?

A

The skin is rubbed off and they are shed once a year.

4
Q

What is the largest factor contributing to the trade in antlers?

A

Traditional Chinese medicine

5
Q

What medicinal properties do antlers supposedly have?

A

Anti-aging and aphrodisiac

6
Q

What factors other than TCM have contributed to trade in antler?

A
  1. Internet - easier to trade
  2. Organised crime - take advantage of TCM
  3. Musk deer oil - the deer have two uses
  4. Affluence - decorative pieces
7
Q

What evidence may be found on antlers to link and individual to the crime?

A

Toolmarks - unique “teeth”

DNA - from restraint

8
Q

Where are DNA sequences entered to try to identify a criminial?

A

NDAD

9
Q

What is being done to combat the trade in antler?

A

2010 Chinese Pharmacopoeia removed medicines containing endangered animal parts, but not all deer endangered.

10
Q

How many South Korean Pharmaceutical companies produce products using deer antler?

A

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