Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway

Experiences from the management of a semi-domesticated herd of muskoxen, mostly on an island outside Tromsø (~70º N; 19º E), over a period of 40 years have been collected, and data on husbandry practices, reproduction, diseases and longevity are presented and discussed.

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Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: Arnoldus Schytte Blix, John Ness, Hans Lian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2011
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/2.31.1.1691
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:53742bc502b24c9ea0845a27044d007f 2023-05-15T14:54:39+02:00 Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway Arnoldus Schytte Blix John Ness Hans Lian 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.31.1.1691 https://doaj.org/article/53742bc502b24c9ea0845a27044d007f EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1691 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.31.1.1691 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/53742bc502b24c9ea0845a27044d007f Rangifer, Vol 31, Iss 1 (2011) muskoxen Ovibos reproduction arctic sex ratio contagious ecthyma Animal culture SF1-1100 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.31.1.1691 2023-01-08T01:30:18Z Experiences from the management of a semi-domesticated herd of muskoxen, mostly on an island outside Tromsø (~70º N; 19º E), over a period of 40 years have been collected, and data on husbandry practices, reproduction, diseases and longevity are presented and discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic muskox ovibos moschatus Rangifer Tromsø Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway Tromsø Rangifer 31 1 1 6
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Ovibos
reproduction
arctic
sex ratio
contagious ecthyma
Animal culture
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sex ratio
contagious ecthyma
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John Ness
Hans Lian
Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway
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description Experiences from the management of a semi-domesticated herd of muskoxen, mostly on an island outside Tromsø (~70º N; 19º E), over a period of 40 years have been collected, and data on husbandry practices, reproduction, diseases and longevity are presented and discussed.
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author Arnoldus Schytte Blix
John Ness
Hans Lian
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title Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway
title_short Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway
title_full Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway
title_fullStr Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway
title_full_unstemmed Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway
title_sort experiences from 40 years of muskox (ovibos moschatus) farming in norway
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