Maternal body condition : effect on time of calving, offspring survival and body weight in reindeer

The reindeer husbandry faces many challenges and one of the most crucial is the high calf mortality. As some reindeer herding districts have their calving grounds based in the forest, they are at high risk of losing a large number of the calves each season to brown bear predation as the bears also r...

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Main Author: Korpinen, Caroline
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management (until 231231) 2017
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Online Access:https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/13103/