Comparative aspects of volatile fatty acid production in the rumen and distal fermentation chamber in Svalbard reindeer

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Sørmo, W., Haga, Ø.E., White, R.G., Mathiesen, S.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1997
• Subjects: rumen physiology; Svalbard reindeer; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; volatile fatty acids; energy production; Nordaustlandet; Svalbard; Nordenskioldland; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; svalbard reindeer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1355; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.2.1355

Microbial fermentation end products were investigated in Svalbard reindeer at two different locations, on Nordenskioldland (NL) (n=7) and in a marginal area on Nordaustlandet (NA) (n=11), at different seasons. The pH ranged from 6.51-6.70 in rumen contents and from 6.78-7.17 in the distal fermentati...