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: Nilsson, Anna, Olsson, Ingemar, Lingvall, Per
• 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; reindeer; silage diet; Slaughter; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1207; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.3.1207

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...