Approaches to estimate body condition from slaughter records in reindeer

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Anna Olofsson, Öje Danell, Pär Forslund, Birgitta Åhman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2008
• Subjects: body size; carcass weight; conformation; EUROP classifications; fatness; nutritional status; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Slaughter; caribou; Rangifer; reindeer husbandry; ren
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.28.1.192; https://doaj.org/article/51f71ef30d4240f0abf03f60da4493dd

Long-term fluctuations in population densities of reindeer and caribou are common, where pasture is the limiting resource. Pasture quality affects the nutritional status and production of the animals. Therefore, continuous information about changes in the grazing resources is important when making m...