Economic comparison of two methods of supplementary feeding in Finnish reindeer management
The most common methods are (1) supplementary feeding with dry hay (maximally 50 kg per head a season) on natural ranges in mid and late winter, and (2) corral feeding, where the reindeer are fed in small yard-corrals with hay, green silage, lichen, molasses and commercial reindeer feeds for 3-5 mon...
| Published in: | Rangifer |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1984
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7557/2.4.2-App.527 https://doaj.org/article/bf7798a85cc242d4bac5d504a620bdb4 |
| Summary: | The most common methods are (1) supplementary feeding with dry hay (maximally 50 kg per head a season) on natural ranges in mid and late winter, and (2) corral feeding, where the reindeer are fed in small yard-corrals with hay, green silage, lichen, molasses and commercial reindeer feeds for 3-5 months a winter. |
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