Palatability of two artificial feeds for reindeer

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Rognmo, Arne, Bye, Karstein
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1990
• Subjects: reindeer; artificial feed; RF-80; emergency feeding; types of feed; chemical composition; problems; Corral; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/925; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.10.4.925

Two groups of 15 reindeer were used to test the palatability of two artificial diets. None of the animals had experienced the diets before. Trials were carried out from April to mid May. Each group of animals was kept in a separate corral (600 sq. meters). Both groups were fed lichens for three days...