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Precious blood and nourishing offal: past and present slaughtering perspectives in Sámi reindeer pastoralism

open access: yesPastoralism, 2022
In the Arctic, indigenous reindeer herding peoples rely on a pastoralist food and knowledge system that supplies them with protein, vitamins, and minerals.
Ravdna Biret Marja E. Sara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multivariate clustering of reindeer herding districts in Sweden according to range prerequisites for reindeer husbandry

open access: yesRangifer, 2009
The 51 reindeer herding districts in Sweden vary in productivity and prerequisites for reindeer herding. In this study we characterize and group reindeer herding districts based on relevant factors affecting reindeer productivity, i.e.
Henrik Lundqvist, Öje Danell
doaj   +1 more source

Wild and semi-domesticated reindeer in Russia: status, population dynamics and trends under the present social and economic conditions

open access: yesRangifer, 2000
At present (in 1999) there are approximately 1.5 million semi-domesticated and 1.3 million wild reindeer in Russia. The co-existence of these two forms remains a major problem. Reindeer herding has declined while the number of wild reindeer has increased
Eugene E. Syroechkovski
doaj   +1 more source

Wild reindeer Rangifer tarandus (L.) in Chukotka

open access: yesRangifer, 1998
We reviewed historical records of the abundance and distribution of wild reindeer {Rangifer tarandus L.) in Chukotka and studied reindeer numbers, distribution and behavior from 1983 to 1993.
Felix B. Chernyavskii   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesRangifer, 1999
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.
Stein R. Moe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A serological screening for potential viral pathogens among semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Finland

open access: yesActa Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2023
Background Reindeer herding and husbandry is a traditional and important livelihood in Fennoscandia, and about 200,000 semi-domesticated reindeer are herded in Finland.
Morten Tryland   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Förutsättningar och utmaningar för renskötseln i Norge, Sverige och Finland

open access: yesRangifer, 2023
This report is based on the book "Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change - pastoralism in Fennoscandia". The book, which was published in 2022, brings together previous and new research compiled within a Nordic collaboration project, ReiGN ...
Birgitta Åhman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parasite-host relationships of warble fly (Oedemagena tarandi L.) and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.)

open access: yesRangifer, 1990
The interspecific relations of the warble fly and reindeer have assumed a character of a lenient parasitism. Many researchers note that almost all reindeer are infested by warble fly and reindeer and they also note that almost all domestic reindeer are ...
A. I. Solomakha
doaj   +1 more source

Plant interactions, climate, and the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) interdependently shape vegetation in northern Finland. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Appl
Abstract There is limited understanding on how complex interdependencies among large herbivore grazing, competitive and facilitative interactions among plants, and the changes in temperatures and precipitation shape northern boreal and subarctic ecosystems.
Stark S   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Lactation in yearling Alaskan reindeer: Implications for growth, reproduction, and survival

open access: yesRangifer, 1999
Unlike most Rangifer herds, free-ranging female reindeer {Rangifer tarandus) on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska frequently give birth as yearlings (12 months).
Alexander K. Prichard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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