Open AccessEconomic comparison of two methods of supplementary feeding in Finnish reindeer management
Author(s) -
Timo Helle,
Cory Walters
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
rangifer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1890-6729
pISSN - 0333-256X
DOI - 10.7557/2.4.2-app.527
Subject(s) - hay , silage , yard , geography , zoology , dry season , agronomy , agricultural science , biology , cartography , physics , quantum mechanics
The most common methods are (1) supplementary feeding with dry hay (maximally 50 kg per head a season) on natural ranges in mid and late winter, and (2) corral feeding, where the reindeer are fed in small yard-corrals with hay, green silage, lichen, molasses and commercial reindeer feeds for 3-5 months a winter