By contrast, antlers consist of bone covered by living skin known as “velvet,” which supplies blood ... but antlers grow on species in the deer family, and typically on males.

It adds that there is a third gender of deer called “velvet horns” that are males whose testicles never drop and they do not shed the velvet from their horns. The White House also highlights ...

Raising deer for antlers requires specialized farming ... Sustainable harvesting methods, such as velvet antler collection, are used without harming the animals. Advanced breeding, nutrition ...