Prognosis for the Elk Industry

You can’t blame an elk farmer for being a little down these days. The discovery of CWD in Saskatchewan elk herds has resulted in a “temporary” ban by Korea on any elk product imports from Canada and the United States. Koreans are by far the largest buyers of North American velvet. New Zealand has . . . → Read More: Prognosis for the Elk Industry

How Dogs can Save the Elk Industry

Dogs and Arthritis

The elk farming industry in North America was built on velvet antler. Elk velvet antler (EVA) has been used in Asia for over 2,000 years as a medicinal and health product. High demand and prices for velvet, especially from Korea,fueled the growth and expansion of the elk . . . → Read More: How Dogs can Save the Elk Industry

Nutraceutical Opportunities for Velvet Antler

Velvet deer slices

The more research I do, the more excited I get about the potential markets for elk velvet antler (EVA) as a nutraceutical product. I believe the future for EVA sales is bright because of three developing trends:

1. Growth in complementary and alternative medicines.

2. Issues with chemical . . . → Read More: Nutraceutical Opportunities for Velvet Antler

Elk velvet antler helps dogs with arthritis

Dogs suffering from arthritis and other joint-problems show significant improvement after taking elk velvet antler (EVA).This was the major finding of a sixteen-month-long research project to determine the best strategies for the marketing and promotion of dog health products to North American consumers.

The study was done by Qeva Corp., a Calgary-based EVA . . . → Read More: Elk velvet antler helps dogs with arthritis