Health, body condition and blood metabolites in reindeer after submaintenance feed intake and subsequent feeding

The transition from experimentally induced poor nutritional conditions to feeding was studied with 69 eight-month-old female reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). During a pre-experimental period, all reindeer were fed a simulated winter diet with 80% lichens Cladina spp. and 20% Vaccinum myrtillus...

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Main Authors: A. Nilsson, Ö. Danell, M. Murphy, K. Olsson, B. Åhman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2000-03-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1481