Feed intake, gastrointestinal system and body composition in reindeer calves fed early harvested first cut timothy silage (Phleum pratense)

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Harri J. Norberg, Svein D. Mathiesen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1998
• Subjects: Rangifer tarandus tarandus; reindeer; feed quality; growth stage; feed intake; timothy silage; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Tromsø; Slaughter; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.18.2.1447; https://doaj.org/article/69f29a1100394292bd96e0e316554c10

Early harvested first cut (EFC) timothy silage was fed to five reindeer calves (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) taken from their natural summer pasture and brought to Tromsø for feeding trial. The calves were housed indoors in metabolism cages and fed EFC timothy silage ad lib. during the trial, whic...