Morfološki kazalci rasti in razvoja damjaka (Dama dama L.) v lovišču Brdo pri Kranju

slovenian

2007

volume 65, issue 7/8

Brdo Castle near Kranj 

Zveza gozdarskih društev Slovenije
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

The analysis studies carcass mass and antler mass of 1.706 animals which were harvested in the Brdo hunting ground in the period 1990-2004. During this period carcass masses were changing, i.e. prevailingly decreasing, most significantly until 1995. The age dynamics of carcass mass in males and females is very similar. It reaches its culmination at seven years of age in males and at eight years in females. Besides age dependence, carcass mass alsodepends significantly on the month of harvest. From fall to winter the carcass mass of calves increases, while the carcass mass of one-year old animals does not vary significantly. In the period from September to December the carcass mass of two-year old males increases. In three-year old males we did not detect any dependence of carcass mass on the month of harvest; in the same period the carcass mass of adult males decreases. Carcass mass of females, in particular adult ones, increases in the fall to winter period. In the fall to winter period carcass masses that differ the least are those in two and three year old animals of both sexes. Differences in carcass mass between the sexes are the highest in the class of adult animals. During the winter period differences in carcass mass between the sexes are smaller compared to differences in the fall period. Antler mass depends on carcass mass and age. Culmination of antler mass sets in at eleven years of age. Highest absolute and relative values of antler mass are reached in adult males.

16.09.2009