Health, body condition and blood metabolites in reindeer after submaintenance feed intake and subsequent feeding

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Nilsson, A., Danell, Ö., Murphy, M., Olsson, K., Åhman, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2000
• Subjects: reindeer; reindeer husbandry; health; body conditiopn; blood metabolites; energy; glucose; insulin; lichen; plasma protein; silage; starvation; urea; Slaughter; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1481; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.20.4.1481

The transition from experimentally induced poor nutritional conditions to feeding was studied with 69 eight-month-old female reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). During a pre-experimental period, all reindeer were fed a simulated winter diet with 80% lichens Cladina spp. and 20% Vaccinum myrtillus...