. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. COMMON AMERICAN DEER, 169 effect of castration on the horns of the buck. Wlien this operation has been performed during the season when the horns are fully grown, it is said they are not dropped, but continue on the head for many years ; when the operation has been performed after they are dropped, there is no subsequent growth of horns, and the head appears ever afterwards like that of a doe. We had an opportunity at the Blue Sulphur Springs in Virginia, of examining two tame bucks which had been castrated
. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. COMMON AMERICAN DEER, 169 effect of castration on the horns of the buck. Wlien this operation has been performed during the season when the horns are fully grown, it is said they are not dropped, but continue on the head for many years ; when the operation has been performed after they are dropped, there is no subsequent growth of horns, and the head appears ever afterwards like that of a doe. We had an opportunity at the Blue Sulphur Springs in Virginia, of examining two tame bucks which had been castrated during the time that their horns were in velvet. Their horns continued to grow for several years; the antlers were of enormous length, and very irregularly branched, but the velvet was still retained on them ; they presented a soft spongy appearance, and from slight scratches or injuries were continu- ally bleeding ; the neck had ceased to swell periodically as in the perfect bucks, they had become very large, seemed to be quite fat, and when first seen at a distance we supposed them to be elks. il (11. VOL. III.—5fli. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Audubon, John James, 1785-1851; Bachman, John, 1790-1874. New York : G. R. Lockwood
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