Lamb performance on island pastures in Northern Norway
The Norwegian sheep industry is based on utilization of “free” rangeland pasture resources. Use of mountain pastures is dominating, with about two million sheep grazing these pastures during summer. Regional challenges related to e.g., loss of sheep to large carnivores make farmers think differently...
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ftunivmob:oai:nmbu.brage.unit.no:11250/2687287 2023-05-15T17:24:40+02:00 Lamb performance on island pastures in Northern Norway Lind, Vibeke Holand, Øystein Haugen, Finn-Arne Steinheim, Geir 2020-06-16T09:52:50Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2687287 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00402 eng eng Norges forskningsråd: 208036 Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2020, urn:issn:2297-1769 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2687287 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00402 cristin:1815672 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no CC-BY-NC-ND 8 Frontiers in Veterinary Science Peer reviewed Journal article 2020 ftunivmob https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00402 2021-09-23T20:15:54Z The Norwegian sheep industry is based on utilization of “free” rangeland pasture resources. Use of mountain pastures is dominating, with about two million sheep grazing these pastures during summer. Regional challenges related to e.g., loss of sheep to large carnivores make farmers think differently. The Norwegian coastline is among the longest globally and is scattered with islets and islands. Alone along the coast of Nordland county, it is estimated more than 14,000 islands. Use of islands for summer pasture is an alternative but there is a limited knowledge about such a management system. In this study, we examined lambs' average daily gain on island pastures at the coast of Norway. In total 230 lambs on three islands (Sandvær, Sjonøya, and Buøya), with varying pasture quality and stocking rate, for 3 years (2012, 2013, and 2014). At Sandvær as much as 92% of the island was characterized as high nutritional value while at Sjonøya and Buøya only 15%, was characterized high nutritional value. We found an average daily lamb growth rate of 0.320 kg d−1. Lambs on Sandvær had a higher daily gain (P < 0.05) than those on Sjonøya and Buøya, and lambs' average daily gain was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in 2013 compared to 2012 and 2014. We conclude that with a dynamic and adaptive management strategy there is a potential to utilize islands for sheep grazing during summer. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Nordland Nordland Northern Norway Nordland Open archive Norwegian University of Life Sciences: Brage NMBU Norway Buøya ENVELOPE(12.300,12.300,65.617,65.617) Sandvær ENVELOPE(12.000,12.000,65.333,65.333) Sjonøya ENVELOPE(12.878,12.878,66.364,66.364) Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7 |
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The Norwegian sheep industry is based on utilization of “free” rangeland pasture resources. Use of mountain pastures is dominating, with about two million sheep grazing these pastures during summer. Regional challenges related to e.g., loss of sheep to large carnivores make farmers think differently. The Norwegian coastline is among the longest globally and is scattered with islets and islands. Alone along the coast of Nordland county, it is estimated more than 14,000 islands. Use of islands for summer pasture is an alternative but there is a limited knowledge about such a management system. In this study, we examined lambs' average daily gain on island pastures at the coast of Norway. In total 230 lambs on three islands (Sandvær, Sjonøya, and Buøya), with varying pasture quality and stocking rate, for 3 years (2012, 2013, and 2014). At Sandvær as much as 92% of the island was characterized as high nutritional value while at Sjonøya and Buøya only 15%, was characterized high nutritional value. We found an average daily lamb growth rate of 0.320 kg d−1. Lambs on Sandvær had a higher daily gain (P < 0.05) than those on Sjonøya and Buøya, and lambs' average daily gain was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in 2013 compared to 2012 and 2014. We conclude that with a dynamic and adaptive management strategy there is a potential to utilize islands for sheep grazing during summer. publishedVersion |
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Lind, Vibeke Holand, Øystein Haugen, Finn-Arne Steinheim, Geir |
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Lind, Vibeke Holand, Øystein Haugen, Finn-Arne Steinheim, Geir Lamb performance on island pastures in Northern Norway |
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Lamb performance on island pastures in Northern Norway |
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Lamb performance on island pastures in Northern Norway |
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Lamb performance on island pastures in Northern Norway |
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Lamb performance on island pastures in Northern Norway |
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Lamb performance on island pastures in Northern Norway |
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lamb performance on island pastures in northern norway |
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ENVELOPE(12.300,12.300,65.617,65.617) ENVELOPE(12.000,12.000,65.333,65.333) ENVELOPE(12.878,12.878,66.364,66.364) |
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