Chinese Water Deer have no antlers; instead, they have long protruding canine teeth. The teeth must be removed from the upper jaw before the evaluation. Teeth of adult animals can be identified by the closed and rounded root end. Those from young and sub-adult animals have open, smooth, hollow root ends. In mature bucks, the roots can also be visible as a black line, which runs parallel to the gum. Sub-adult animals can reach fully grown length in their 2nd year. Canines that are broken or worn are not considered to be atypical and can therefore be evaluated as normal.
Phenotype |
Bronze |
Silver |
Gold |
Chinese Water Deer |
180 |
190 |
210 |
Chinese Water Deer (introduced) |
180 |
190 |
210 |
Siberian Musk Deer |
150 |
170 |
190 |
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