Herd composition and slaughtering strategy in reindeer husbandry – revisited

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: Øystein Holand
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2007
• Subjects: herd composition; reindeer husbandry; slaughtering strategy; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Norway; Slaughter; Fennoscandia; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.3.267; https://doaj.org/article/849099557a7944a9875a5aca43a25fa8

I will review the drastic change seen in herd composition and slaughtering strategy the last decades in the reindeer husbandry of Fennoscandia (i. e. Finland, Norway and Sweden). Herd composition was traditionally a function of the multipurpose herd, where reproduction of draught power played a majo...