Feed intake, gastrointestinal system and body composition in reindeer calves fed early harvested first cut timothy silage (Phleum pratense)

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Norberg, Harri J., Mathiesen, Svein D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1998
• Subjects: Rangifer tarandus tarandus; reindeer; feed quality; growth stage; feed intake; timothy silage; Slaughter; Tromsø; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1447; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.18.2.1447

Early harvested first cut (EFC) timothy silage was fed to five reindeer calves (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) taken from their natural summer pasture and brought to Tromsø for feeding trial. The calves were housed indoors in metabolism cages and fed EFC timothy silage ad lib. during the trial, whic...