Dewlap

The dewlap called a hanging from the throat to the chest or abdominal skin fold with abundant adipose tissue. Depending on the species, different manifestations are called dewlap.

Manifestations in animal breeding

The dewlap of cattle follows the outline of the neck from the throat to the chest.

The dewlap of the rabbit shows up mainly in large and medium breeds. A small, light, well-formed expression in the does is called Schwalbennestwamme. The dewlap is at the level of the throat and is not to be confused with the chin nodes of Rammler large breed, which is located on the chin. Especially in older the does is shows the non -fitting or loose fur skin of Bauchwamme.

In poultry, a distinction belly, double and dewlap. Bauchwamme is in geese a hanging folds of skin on the abdomen called that can occur once or twice depending on the breed. The Doppelwamme is two-fold, cup -shaped and closed back. The dewlap, however, is a "conspicuous skin development by the throat ," the desirable in some poultry breeds and described in the standard, can be flawed in others.

The dewlap of the domestic pigeon is a very pronounced, feathered fold of skin of the throat. It is a feature of the breed Wammentauben, a subgroup of the form pigeons.

Dewlap of a Bloodhound

Toulouse goose with fillet and Bauchwamme

When breeding the animals for possible exaggeration of skin wrinkling that could harm the welfare of the animals should be avoided. (→ see the list of affected characteristics of opinion on the interpretation of the prohibition of torture breeds for skin wrinkling various breeds and the domestic goose )

Terms of other industries

The edges of the shell are wild by hunters also called dewlap.

In the fur trade of the furrier says the ventral side of the fur-bearing animals.

As " Wammerl " is fresh or smoked pork belly, a Bavarian specialty, respectively. Also the pork belly in calves and lambs is called both in Bavaria and in Austria as.