Comparison between grass-silages of different dry matter content fed to reindeer during winter

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Nilsson, Anna, Olsson, Ingemar, Lingvall, Per
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1996
• Subjects: reindeer; Rangifer tarandus tarandus; round baled; feed intake; weight gain; dressing percentage; grass-silage; supplementary feeding; Slaughter; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1182; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.1.1182

A study was made of whether the dry matter content of silage influenced performance when 17-month-old male reindeer were fed solely silage outdoor during winter. Two kinds of round-baled silages with different wilting times were offered to the animals; low dry matter (LDM silage) with a mean of 39%...