Salivary glands in Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) and in Norwegian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)
1999
Mathiesen, S.D. | Raedergaard, V.B. | Vader, M.A. (The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, NVH, Tromsoe (Norway). Dept. of Arctic Veterinary Medicine) | Haga, Oe,E. | Norberg, H.J. | Soermo, W. | Tyler, N.J.C.
The aim of this investigation was to compare the size of salivary glands in Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) and in Norwegian reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) in relation to feeding strategy, season and reproductive status. The mean body mass (BM, standard deviation s) in adult non-lactating female Svalbard reindeer was 72.0, s = 4.2, kg (n = 8) in September and 46.7, s = 7.1, kg (n = 4) in April. The mean BM of adult non-lactating Norwegian reindeer was 67.5, s = 7.7, kg (n = 8) in September and 59.2, s = 9.6, kg (n = 9) in March. In non-lactating female Svalbard reindeer the mean combined mass of parotid glands was 82.7, s = 4.5, g in September and 58.8, s = 8.7, g in April, (P 0.05). In the Norwegian reindeer the mean combined mass of the parotid glands was 95.2, s
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