Evaluation of silage diets offered to reindeer calves intended for slaughter. II. Feeding of silage and concentrate from January to March

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Anna Nilsson, Ingemar Olsson, Per Lingvall
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1996
• Subjects: Rangifer tarandtis tarandus; feed intake; weight gain; dressing percentage; visceral organs; abdominal fat; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Slaughter; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.3.1207; https://doaj.org/article/bb85307b9ffc491a9ff331c3d0d0c356

An experiment involving 56 male reindeer calves, with a mean initial live weight of 39 kg (SD=4.6), was undertaken to evaluate the effect of the concentrate:silage ratio on the performance during feeding to slaughter. Forty four of the calves were divided in four groups, two groups each being allott...