http://antlerfarms.com Deer antlers are used by male deer primarily to battle other deer for mating rights. Male deer develop their first set of antlers when they hit puberty, and then shed and regrow their antlers every year afterwards. Growth of antlers typically begins in the spring. Antler growth is one of the fastest known types of tissue growth in mammals. A deer's antlers can grow at a rate of a quarter inch per day.
Deer antler velvet refers to deer antler in its growing state, prior to their calcification. The outermost layer of skin covering a growing antler is hair-like in appearance and texture, and is simply called 'velvet.' The term 'deer antler velvet' refers to the antler itself, not the velvet covering.
Antler Farms deer antler velvet is produced from carefully selected, naturally healthy deer. To create the highest quality deer antler velvet, we start with the highest quality deer.
