Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (Ovis aries) and reindeer
In many Norwegian alpine and tundra areas sheep and reindeer graze sympatrically. Areas covered with dung or urine may have consequences for reindeer pasture utilization. Experiments were conducted on 5 stall fed male reindeer calves where animals were individually presenred with two troughs (experi...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/280 2023-05-15T18:03:54+02:00 Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (Ovis aries) and reindeer Moe, Stein R. Holand, Øystein Colman, Jonathan E. Reimers, Eigil 1999-04-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/280 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.19.2.280 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/280/302 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/280 doi:10.7557/2.19.2.280 Copyright (c) 2015 Stein R. Moe, Øystein Holand, Jonathan E. Colman, Eigil Reimers http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Årg 19 Nr 2 (1999); 55-60 Rangifer; Vol 19 No 2 (1999); 55-60 1890-6729 Rangifer tarandus Ovies aries aversion fecal contamination food-choice parasite avoidance sheep info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1999 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.19.2.280 2021-08-16T14:18:07Z In many Norwegian alpine and tundra areas sheep and reindeer graze sympatrically. Areas covered with dung or urine may have consequences for reindeer pasture utilization. Experiments were conducted on 5 stall fed male reindeer calves where animals were individually presenred with two troughs (experimental and control) containing 200 g of concentrate. Fresh and dry sheep and reindeer pellets (50 g wet weight) were mixed with the concentrate in the experimental trough and the aversive response was tested against the control. Both fresh sheep (P < 0.0001) and reindeer (P < 0.0001) pellets were associated with aversive response by reindeer. A similar response was found for dry sheep (P = 0.006) and dry reindeer (P = 0.0009) pellets. Similar trials were conducted using sheep and reindeer urine (20 g sprayed evenly on the food) and the aversive response by reindeer was tested against the control (sprayed with 20 g of water). Both sheep and reindeer urine stimulated an aversive response by reindeer {P = 0.03 for both tests). The differences in the aversive response of reindeer ro fresh sheep and reindeer pellets, dry sheep and reindeer pellets and sheep and reindeer urine were also tested. No differences by reindeer were found between sheep and reindeer pellets, either for fresh (P = 0.28) or dry (P = 0.07), or between food treated with sheep and reindeer urine (P = 0.28). Possible habituation to sheep and reindeer pellets was tested using 8 consecutive trials with dry pellets, followed by 2 additional trials when dry pellets were soaked in water. This was done to simulate natural dry periods followed by rain showers. Habituation effects were found in trials with dry sheep and reindeer pellets. Subsequent trials with fecal pellets soaked in water significantly reduced food intake when compared with the last habituation trial with dry pellets (P < 0.05). Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Tundra University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Rangifer 19 2 55 |
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Rangifer tarandus Ovies aries aversion fecal contamination food-choice parasite avoidance sheep Moe, Stein R. Holand, Øystein Colman, Jonathan E. Reimers, Eigil Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (Ovis aries) and reindeer |
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In many Norwegian alpine and tundra areas sheep and reindeer graze sympatrically. Areas covered with dung or urine may have consequences for reindeer pasture utilization. Experiments were conducted on 5 stall fed male reindeer calves where animals were individually presenred with two troughs (experimental and control) containing 200 g of concentrate. Fresh and dry sheep and reindeer pellets (50 g wet weight) were mixed with the concentrate in the experimental trough and the aversive response was tested against the control. Both fresh sheep (P < 0.0001) and reindeer (P < 0.0001) pellets were associated with aversive response by reindeer. A similar response was found for dry sheep (P = 0.006) and dry reindeer (P = 0.0009) pellets. Similar trials were conducted using sheep and reindeer urine (20 g sprayed evenly on the food) and the aversive response by reindeer was tested against the control (sprayed with 20 g of water). Both sheep and reindeer urine stimulated an aversive response by reindeer {P = 0.03 for both tests). The differences in the aversive response of reindeer ro fresh sheep and reindeer pellets, dry sheep and reindeer pellets and sheep and reindeer urine were also tested. No differences by reindeer were found between sheep and reindeer pellets, either for fresh (P = 0.28) or dry (P = 0.07), or between food treated with sheep and reindeer urine (P = 0.28). Possible habituation to sheep and reindeer pellets was tested using 8 consecutive trials with dry pellets, followed by 2 additional trials when dry pellets were soaked in water. This was done to simulate natural dry periods followed by rain showers. Habituation effects were found in trials with dry sheep and reindeer pellets. Subsequent trials with fecal pellets soaked in water significantly reduced food intake when compared with the last habituation trial with dry pellets (P < 0.05). |
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (Ovis aries) and reindeer |
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (Ovis aries) and reindeer |
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (Ovis aries) and reindeer |
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (Ovis aries) and reindeer |
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (Ovis aries) and reindeer |
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reindeer (rangifer tarandus) response to feces and urine from sheep (ovis aries) and reindeer |
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