Bone marrow and kidney fat as indicators of condition in reindeer

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Mauri Nieminen, Matti Laitinen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1986
• Subjects: reindeer; fat; marrow; kidney; condition; Finland; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Greer; Northern Finland; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.6.2.649; https://doaj.org/article/6af7084d1cd341a0a33cc1e215252d71

Back-fat depth, kidney-fat index (KFI), fat and triglyceride contents in femur and metatarsal marrows were measured from 92 semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) in northern Finland during 1980-84. The age of the reindeer varied from 5 months to 10 years and marrow fat content w...