Size-related changes in body condition of free-ranging male calves of semi-domesticated reindeer were studied in northern Finland from October 1983 to February 1984. In October-November, back fat depth or muscle fat percent correlated positively with the body size (=back length). In January, the highest means especially for muscle fat percent were found among medium-sized calves. Carcass weight and weight/back length ratio correlated positively with size, excluding February sample, where correlation for carcass weight was non-significant and for weight/back length ratio negative. Weight in the autumn correlated negatively with weight in February. Therefore, normalizing selection for body size (working against small and large phenotypes) is ...
We studied variation in snow conditions and selection of pasture area according to altitude by semi-...
Vinterutfodring av renar (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) har blivit allt vanligare. Ökad nederbörd, väx...
Reindeer husbandry is a form of pastoralism where vast areas are used as forage ranges throughout th...
Age and weight in dams aged less than 5 years old together explain 29% of variation in calves' weigh...
After severe winters, body weight, fat, and lean tissue of the high Arctic Svalbard reindeer may be ...
During 1977-80 a large scale research program was carried out in West Greenland to study caribou eco...
Experiments have been carried out for testing the profit of feeding reindeer calves to slaughter mat...
Fetal growth rates and birth weights were studied in four wild reindeer areas in Southern Norway (Ha...
Total body water and water turnover were measured at different times throughout the year in 3 captiv...
The paper discusses growth rate- and body size differences in Rangifer; their causes and effects. Gr...
We assessed the effects of management strategies during 1960-73 relative to strategies used during 1...
The carcasses of altogether 32 reindeer aged six months and eighteen months collected from different...
In order to describe weight development and androgen variation in reindeer bulls of the forest type ...
During the years 1976-86 predators killed a total of 11 295 reindeer in the Finnish reindeer husband...
During the years 1976-1983 predators killed a total of 8900 reindeer in Finland. The highest numbers...
We studied variation in snow conditions and selection of pasture area according to altitude by semi-...
Vinterutfodring av renar (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) har blivit allt vanligare. Ökad nederbörd, väx...
Reindeer husbandry is a form of pastoralism where vast areas are used as forage ranges throughout th...
Age and weight in dams aged less than 5 years old together explain 29% of variation in calves' weigh...
After severe winters, body weight, fat, and lean tissue of the high Arctic Svalbard reindeer may be ...
During 1977-80 a large scale research program was carried out in West Greenland to study caribou eco...
Experiments have been carried out for testing the profit of feeding reindeer calves to slaughter mat...
Fetal growth rates and birth weights were studied in four wild reindeer areas in Southern Norway (Ha...
Total body water and water turnover were measured at different times throughout the year in 3 captiv...
The paper discusses growth rate- and body size differences in Rangifer; their causes and effects. Gr...
We assessed the effects of management strategies during 1960-73 relative to strategies used during 1...
The carcasses of altogether 32 reindeer aged six months and eighteen months collected from different...
In order to describe weight development and androgen variation in reindeer bulls of the forest type ...
During the years 1976-86 predators killed a total of 11 295 reindeer in the Finnish reindeer husband...
During the years 1976-1983 predators killed a total of 8900 reindeer in Finland. The highest numbers...
We studied variation in snow conditions and selection of pasture area according to altitude by semi-...
Vinterutfodring av renar (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) har blivit allt vanligare. Ökad nederbörd, väx...
Reindeer husbandry is a form of pastoralism where vast areas are used as forage ranges throughout th...