Mineral nutrition and alimentary pools in muskoxen and caribou on the Angujaartorfiup Nunaa range in West Greenland
Minerals (Na, K, Cl, Ca, P, Mg) and crude protein concentrations as well as total contents were measured throughout the alimentary tract of muskoxen and caribou from Angujaatorfiup Nunaa range, Søndre Strømfjord area in West Greenland. The muskoxen had significantly higher K concentrations in the ca...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/293 2023-05-15T16:27:09+02:00 Mineral nutrition and alimentary pools in muskoxen and caribou on the Angujaartorfiup Nunaa range in West Greenland Staaland, Hans Olesen, Carsten Riis 1999-04-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/293 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.19.1.293 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/293/300 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/293 doi:10.7557/2.19.1.293 Copyright (c) 2015 Hans Staaland, Carsten Riis Olesen http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Årg 19 Nr 1 (1999); 33-40 Rangifer; Vol 19 No 1 (1999); 33-40 1890-6729 Ovibos moschatus Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus alimentary tract minerals omasum caecum grazing strategy Greenland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1999 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.19.1.293 2021-08-16T14:19:24Z Minerals (Na, K, Cl, Ca, P, Mg) and crude protein concentrations as well as total contents were measured throughout the alimentary tract of muskoxen and caribou from Angujaatorfiup Nunaa range, Søndre Strømfjord area in West Greenland. The muskoxen had significantly higher K concentrations in the caecum and proximal colon than the caribou. Caribou collected during the summer season had the highest Mg concentrations throughout the alimentary tract. In both species water, Na, K and CI concentrations decreased through the distal part of the alimentary system whereas Ca, Mg, P and crude protein concentrations increased. The muskoxen had relatively larger mineral pools and total content in the omasum than the caribou, and the caribou relatively larger mineral pools (except K and CI) and total content in the caecum. Higher concentrations of Mg in the alimentary tract of the caribou than the muskoxen during the summer could also indicate that the caribou feed more on herbs with high concentrations of Mg. The data does also indicate that both the caribou and the muskoxen are living in an area where high intakes of minerals from both vegetation and mineral licks are possible. Based on the present study the muskoxen is apparently a typical grazer whereas the caribou is more like a concentrate selector. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland ovibos moschatus Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Søndre strømfjord University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Angujaartorfiup Nunaa ENVELOPE(-50.667,-50.667,66.500,66.500) Greenland Rangifer 19 1 33 |
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Ovibos moschatus Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus alimentary tract minerals omasum caecum grazing strategy Greenland Staaland, Hans Olesen, Carsten Riis Mineral nutrition and alimentary pools in muskoxen and caribou on the Angujaartorfiup Nunaa range in West Greenland |
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Minerals (Na, K, Cl, Ca, P, Mg) and crude protein concentrations as well as total contents were measured throughout the alimentary tract of muskoxen and caribou from Angujaatorfiup Nunaa range, Søndre Strømfjord area in West Greenland. The muskoxen had significantly higher K concentrations in the caecum and proximal colon than the caribou. Caribou collected during the summer season had the highest Mg concentrations throughout the alimentary tract. In both species water, Na, K and CI concentrations decreased through the distal part of the alimentary system whereas Ca, Mg, P and crude protein concentrations increased. The muskoxen had relatively larger mineral pools and total content in the omasum than the caribou, and the caribou relatively larger mineral pools (except K and CI) and total content in the caecum. Higher concentrations of Mg in the alimentary tract of the caribou than the muskoxen during the summer could also indicate that the caribou feed more on herbs with high concentrations of Mg. The data does also indicate that both the caribou and the muskoxen are living in an area where high intakes of minerals from both vegetation and mineral licks are possible. Based on the present study the muskoxen is apparently a typical grazer whereas the caribou is more like a concentrate selector. |
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Mineral nutrition and alimentary pools in muskoxen and caribou on the Angujaartorfiup Nunaa range in West Greenland |
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Mineral nutrition and alimentary pools in muskoxen and caribou on the Angujaartorfiup Nunaa range in West Greenland |
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Mineral nutrition and alimentary pools in muskoxen and caribou on the Angujaartorfiup Nunaa range in West Greenland |
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Mineral nutrition and alimentary pools in muskoxen and caribou on the Angujaartorfiup Nunaa range in West Greenland |
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Mineral nutrition and alimentary pools in muskoxen and caribou on the Angujaartorfiup Nunaa range in West Greenland |
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mineral nutrition and alimentary pools in muskoxen and caribou on the angujaartorfiup nunaa range in west greenland |
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1999 |
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https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/293 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.19.1.293 |
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ENVELOPE(-50.667,-50.667,66.500,66.500) |
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Angujaartorfiup Nunaa Greenland |
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Greenland ovibos moschatus Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Søndre strømfjord |
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Greenland ovibos moschatus Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Søndre strømfjord |
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Rangifer; Årg 19 Nr 1 (1999); 33-40 Rangifer; Vol 19 No 1 (1999); 33-40 1890-6729 |
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