The Cause of Most Common Antler Abnormality is Not a Fracture But an Osteomyelitis Like Disease the Pedunculitis Chronica Deformans
Farkas Sükösd, Istvan Lakatos, Ádám Ürmös, Bianka Babarczi, Gabriella Skoda, Zsófia Molnár, Tibor Pankotai, Barbara Nikolett Borsos, Réka Karkas, Ákos Sükösd, Gábor Palánki, Szabolcs Dobrosy, Attila Arany Toth, Károly Erdélyi, Győző Horváth, , Zsuzsanna Szőke
The study identifies an osteomyelitis-like disease, Pedunculitis Chronica Deformans, as the cause of common antler abnormalities in fallow deer, linked to mycotoxin exposure from climate change.
bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2025 · PreprintZoology