Seasonal variations in mineral status of reindeer calves from Elgaa reindeer herding district, Norway
Botanical analyses of rumen content from reindeer calves slaughtered during the period August to April showed dominance of grasses (36%), lichens (30%) and woody plants (21 %). Na content in rumen, bone, liver and muscle samples increased from August to April, whereas K and Mg decreased. It is sugge...
Published in: | Rangifer |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1987
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/700 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.7.1.700 |