5 articles in this issue
John R. Anderson, Arne C. Nilssen
During warm, sunny days (Max. temp. 22 °C to 25 °C) C02-baited traps operated at sites on and off snow patches (SP's) in subarctic Norway caught significantly fewer culicids, simuliids and tabanids on snow in both 1985 and 1987. However, for overnight cat... see more
R. Stimmelmayr, L. A. Renecker
In 1992 and 1993, 411 live reindeer were shipped by air from Hagemeister Island to the Anchorage area, Alaska. Reindeer were either rounded up by helicopter and then corralled or captured by net-gun fired from a helicopter. Outcome of both capture events ... see more
Hans Staaland, Knut Hove, Øyvind Pedersen, Luise Charlotte Birke
A comparison of the effects of administration of 350 mmol d-1 of KC1 or NaCl on faecal excretions, salivary concentrations and concentrations and pools of Na, K, 134Cs, Ca, Mg, P, and water in the alimentary tract of reindeer was carried out using three g... see more
R. Moen, M. A. Olsen, Ø. E. Haga, W. Sørmo, T. H. Aagnes Utsi, S. D. Mathiesen
Leafy timothy (Phleum pratense) silage (S), silage mixed with molasses (SM) and hay (H) were fed to nine male reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) calves in winter to investigate rumen function and digestion. Three calves were given S with 18.5% dry matt... see more
W. Sørmo, Ø. E. Haga, S. D. Mathiesen
Cellulolysis in the fermentation chambers in Svalbard reindeer