Utilization of old meadow by reindeer [Rangifer tarandus tarandus] in spring in northern Norway
1999
Eilertsen, S.M. | Schjelderup, I. (The Norwegian Crop Research Inst., Holt Research Centre, Tromsoe (Norway)) | Mathiesen, S.D.
Utilization of abandoned coastal meadows in northern Norway by reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) were investigated for 25 days in spring 1996 (n = 12, 40-57 kg body mass (BM)) and 24 days in 1997 (n = 12, 39-61 kg BM). Grass production on grazed and ungrazed meadow was measured both years. Faecal dry matter (DM) production and ruminal in vitro DM digestibility (IVDMD) of selected plants were measured in the reindeer 15-22 days after the grazing experiment started each year. During the grazing period mean, standard deviation (s), temperature was 8.7, s = 2.8, deg C in 1996 and 11.0, s = 3.0, deg C in 1997, while temperature the first week was significantly higher in 1997 (P0.05). Mean herbage mass, on ungrazed meadow (control), after one week of plant growth in 1996 (408, s
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