Anindustrial alkaline protease Alcalase was usedto hydrolyze the fresh velvet antler of sika deer (Cervus Nippon Temminck). The conditions of enzymatic hydrolysis were optimized.
The addition of five species to the red list - Temminck's stint, ruff, whimbrel, redwing and fieldfare - which are at the southern edge of their spread in the British Isles, could suggest a shift in range brought on by a changing climate.