Digestibility of the lichen Stereocaulon paschale in reindeer

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: Jacobsen, Endre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1981
• Subjects: Reindeer; lichen digestibility; Stereocaulon paschale; Kautokeino; Norway; Northern Norway; Rangifer; Reindeer lichen
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/400; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.1.1.400

The digestibility of the lichen Stereocaulon paschale is studied in a digestibility trial with two reindeer calves. The lichen is collected near Kautokeino in Northern Norway. Chemical composition of the lichen is shown in Table 1. Compared with Cladonia-species the content of crude protein and ash...