Relationships between carcass characteristics, meat quality, age and sex of free-ranging Alaskan reindeer: a pilot study

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Teresa A. Renecker, Lyle A. Renecker, Frank F. Mallory
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2005
• Subjects: Alaska; carcass composition; grading; Rangifer tarandus; slaughter; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Bering Sea; Slaughter; Nunivak; Nunivak Island; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.25.2.258; https://doaj.org/article/d47d052a735c425cab26beb9d8d4601e

Twenty-four reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) carcasses from male and female animals that ranged in age from calves to adults were purchased from Bering Sea Reindeer Products (BSRP), Nunivak Island, Alaska, USA. Preslaughter and abattoir procedures were observed and evaluated. Carcasses were split in hal...