Velvet
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Current Tikana stud sire Nepia, has the current New Zealand record for velvet. He cut 26.3kg of Elk Wapiti Supreme TM with a beam circumference of 30/32cm as an 7- year old.
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Velvet is an amazing tissue which male deer grow. This unique tissue it is the only organised mammalian tissue that regrows completely and extraordinarily rapidly each year. Velvet has been used for centuries in Oriental medicine to aid human well-being and good health. In recent decades research by Western scientists has identified a range of extracts in velvet with human health benefits.
To maintain optimum quality velvet must be harvested at the correct time. Velvet weight and beam circumference are the primary measurements but style and length are also considerations. Elk Wapiti SupremeTM is the top grade of velvet which traditionally commands a premium in the market over all other grades of velvet across all breeds in New Zealand.
Velvet is harvested humanely with complete analgesia. It is then frozen and most is sold to the Korean and Chinese markets in this “green” state.
Farming deer for velvet can be a very profitable enterprise. Due to the quality of velvet production by Tikana bulls, farmers who purchase them have made on average a 20% Return on Investment from the subsequent year’s velvet production alone.
To maintain optimum quality velvet must be harvested at the correct time. Velvet weight and beam circumference are the primary measurements but style and length are also considerations. Elk Wapiti SupremeTM is the top grade of velvet which traditionally commands a premium in the market over all other grades of velvet across all breeds in New Zealand.
Velvet is harvested humanely with complete analgesia. It is then frozen and most is sold to the Korean and Chinese markets in this “green” state.
Farming deer for velvet can be a very profitable enterprise. Due to the quality of velvet production by Tikana bulls, farmers who purchase them have made on average a 20% Return on Investment from the subsequent year’s velvet production alone.
