Meat
Dama dama
B tier
Dama dama is the binomial for fallow deer, used on scientific and some commercial labels for park and farmed fallow venison. It confirms species when marketing mixes multiple deer under a generic “venison” umbrella. Expect the mild, approachable fallow profile—restaurant loins and neat haunches. As with other taxonomic varieties, ask whether animals were park, farm, or wild culled for accurate cooking expectations.
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History
Fallow deer received the Linnaean name Dama dama.
Farmed deer export docs frequently cited Dama dama for fallow lots.
New Zealand fallow venison shipments used scientific species codes.
Dual common-and-scientific naming aided restaurant procurement clarity.