Hi. I just checked and Veterinarski Glasnik is only online from 2003. I'm 
in Belgrade for the next few days though so I'll see if I can get my hands 
on a copy, in which case I'll scan it to PDF and put it on zoobook for 
anyone interested. Best, David

> Hi. such a study was done long ago by a professor of veterinary studies 
> in Belgrade. Here are the references. I only have old paper copies, but i 
> wonder if a pdf can be obtained through their library now. I used the 
> study extensively in my work and it was very extensive and useful. It 
> also allowed me to make extrapolation between Red Deer and cattle. Best 
> Haskel Stanojevic, D. 1975 Comparative characteristics of some bones in 
> the Doe (Capreolus capreolus) and Sheep (Ovis aries) for the purpose of 
> establishment of the species of animals. Veterinarski Glasnik (Beograd) 
> 29(4):291-295. Stanojevic, D. 1975 Comparative characteristics of some 
> bones in the Doe (Capreolus capreolus) and Sheep (Ovis aries) or the 
> purpose of establishment of the species of animals, part 2. Veterinarski 
> Glasnik (Beograd) 29(8):597-604. Stanojevic, D. 1976 Comparative 
> characteristics of some bones in the Doe (Capreolus capreolus) and Sheep 
> (Ovis aries) or the purpose of establishment of the species of animals, 
> part 3. Veterinarski Glasnik (Beograd) 30(6):559-564. Stanojevic, D. 1976 
> Comparative characteristics of some bones in the Doe (Capreolus 
> capreolus) and Sheep (Ovis aries) or the purpose of establishment of the 
> species of animals, part 4. Veterinarski Glasnik (Beograd) 30(8):701-708.
>
>
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>Dear colleagues,
>
> Last days an interesting proposal arrived to me from a younger phd 
> student in our department concerning the possibility of starting a 
> "mini-research project" in the field of osteology. It is about trying to 
> establish feasible methods of identification and distinction of roedeer 
> (capreollus) bones from the ones of domestic capriovids. Of course I am 
> aware of some morphological gross-anatomic features (I have faced "some" 
> during the ellaboration of my phd thesis on roman archaeozoology and most 
> recently in some cases of forensic importance) but now the ideea would be 
> to try to find, apart from these known anatomical features, another 
> approaces in these differentiation aspects. The next stage would be 
> trying to find osteometrical differences and then some minimalistic 
> structural elements that could lead to a certain diagnosis, especially 
> for the forensic importance- (lately it seems that police calls on our 
> department in order to stop poachers from hunting out of the hunting 
> season-) here I am talking about ultrastructural differences as the 
> osteonic system. So after this long introduction, my question would be if 
> you can guide me through the literature in order to establish if the 
> project can become a serious one...any papers would be more than 
> welcome..btw..I remember Kim Dammers doing something in the field of 
> ultrastructural differencen a couple years ago.... Thank you all very 
> much! Alex
>
>dr. Gudea Alexandru
>Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara Cluj Napoca
>str. Manastur nr 3
>Dep. Anatomie Comparata
>400372 Cluj Napoca
>Romania
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