Digestion of energy and nutrients in Svalbard reindeer

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Hans Staaland, Nils A. Øritsland, Robert G. White
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1988
• Subjects: Svalbard reindeer; digestibility; minerals; mosses; grasses; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Svalbard; Adventdalen; Cladonia rangiferina; Eriophorum scheuchzeri; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; svalbard reindeer; Svalbardrein; ren
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.8.1.725; https://doaj.org/article/660509e3754049d98cee0209c3bd3049

Feeding trials with 5 male Svalbard reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus Vrolik were conducted at the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Research Station in Adventdalen, Svalbard. Five different diets were used, 1: commercial reindeer food, (RF-71), 2: a mixture of locally harvested grasses and sedges...