Genetic response to selection on reindeer calf weights

Winter Temperatures May Affect Calf Birth Weights

Ownership Identification of Reindeer Calf Using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)

This paper presents a technique for identifying the ownership of new-born reindeer claves using wireless sensor networks (WSNs), which is an important tool that can be used to acquire useful information about animals’ activities and movements. Reindeer are semi wild and they give birth while in the wild. Although reindeer cows usually carry identification tags or signs of their owners, it is di...

Selection, Maternal Effects and Inbreeding in Reindeer Husbandry

Rönnegård, L. 2003. Selection, Maternal Effects and Inbreeding in Reindeer Husbandry. Doctor’s dissertation. ISSN 1401-6249. ISBN 91-576-6400-5. In extensive grazing systems where several owners’ flocks are allowed to mix, selection strategies will also interact, due to gene flow between flocks. The aim of the thesis was to analyse breeding schemes in terms of genetic gain and rate of inbreedin...

Response to selection and genetic parameters of body and carcass weights in Japanese quail selected for 4-week body weight.

The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of short-term selection in Japanese quail for 4-wk BW and estimate genetic parameters of BW, carcass traits, and egg weight. A selected line and control line were randomly selected from a base population. In each generation, 39 sires and 78 dams were used as parents for the next generation. Data were collected over 2 consecutive hatches ...

Reindeer { Rangifer tarandus ) response to feces and urine from sheep ( Ovis aries ) and reindeer

In many Norwegian alpine and tundra areas sheep and reindeer graze sympatrically. Areas covered with dung or urine may have consequences for reindeer pasture utilization. Experiments were conducted on 5 stall fed male reindeer calves where animals were individually presenred with two troughs (experimental and control) containing 200 g of concentrate. Fresh and dry sheep and reindeer pellets (50...