Artificial feeding and nutritional status of semi-domesticated reindeer during winter

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Nieminen, Mauri, Pokka, Aune-Sinikka, Heiskari, Ulla
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1987
• Subjects: reindeer; artifical feeding; body weight; blood values; condition; Simler; Verdier; Northern Finland; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/717; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.7.2.717

Three feeding experiments were done during 1980-82 with semi-domesticated reindeer in captivity out of doors in Northern Finland. Calves and adult hinds were fed with lichens (Cladina spp.), hay, dry molasses pulp and other feeds containing different amounts of proteins and other nutrients. The body...