Approaches to estimate body condition from slaughter records in reindeer

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Olofsson, Anna, Danell, Öje, Forslund, Pär, Åhman, Birgitta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2008
• Subjects: body size; carcass weight; conformation; EUROP classifications; fatness; nutritional status; pasture condition; Rangifer tarandus tarandus; Slaughter; Sommarland; caribou; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; reindeer husbandry; ren
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/192; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.28.1.192

Long-term fluctuations in population densities of reindeer and caribou are common, where pasture is the limiting resource. Pasture quality affects the nutritional status and production of the animals. Therefore, continuous information about changes in the grazing resources is important when making m...