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Musk deer: smell of failure

  • 30/05/2001

Despite three efforts, India has failed to breed the musk deer in farms, although there are examples of success from China and Russia. Musk is a highly valued product in several industries like cosmetics. It is obtained from a golf ball-sized gland in the abdomen of the male musk deer (Moschus moschiferous). For thousands of years, musk deer has been trapped by humans to obtain musk

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