Hand‐Rearing Wild Caribou Calves for Studies of Nutritional Ecology
Caribou ( R angifer tarandus ) are considered difficult to hand‐rear in captivity because they are sensitive to the composition and volume of formulated milks. We used a strict feeding schedule and a commercial milk formula designed specifically for caribou to bottle‐feed neonates captured from five...
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crwiley:10.1002/zoo.21046 2023-12-03T10:21:03+01:00 Hand‐Rearing Wild Caribou Calves for Studies of Nutritional Ecology Parker, Katherine L. Barboza, Perry S. 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21046 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fzoo.21046 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/zoo.21046 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Zoo Biology volume 32, issue 2, page 163-171 ISSN 0733-3188 1098-2361 Animal Science and Zoology General Medicine journal-article 2012 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21046 2023-11-09T14:23:41Z Caribou ( R angifer tarandus ) are considered difficult to hand‐rear in captivity because they are sensitive to the composition and volume of formulated milks. We used a strict feeding schedule and a commercial milk formula designed specifically for caribou to bottle‐feed neonates captured from five wild caribou herds in Alaska. Under a feeding protocol adjusted for age and mass, the growth rates and body mass of 26 hand‐reared caribou calves to weaning were similar to those of three maternally nursed caribou. This protocol allows caretakers to hand‐rear caribou that are as representative as possible of maternally raised neonates. Zoo Biol. 32:163–171, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Article in Journal/Newspaper caribou Alaska Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Zoo Biology 32 2 163 171 |
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Caribou ( R angifer tarandus ) are considered difficult to hand‐rear in captivity because they are sensitive to the composition and volume of formulated milks. We used a strict feeding schedule and a commercial milk formula designed specifically for caribou to bottle‐feed neonates captured from five wild caribou herds in Alaska. Under a feeding protocol adjusted for age and mass, the growth rates and body mass of 26 hand‐reared caribou calves to weaning were similar to those of three maternally nursed caribou. This protocol allows caretakers to hand‐rear caribou that are as representative as possible of maternally raised neonates. Zoo Biol. 32:163–171, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Hand‐Rearing Wild Caribou Calves for Studies of Nutritional Ecology |
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