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dc.contributor.authorThompson, Bill
dc.contributor.authorDieterich, Robert, D.V.M.
dc.contributor.authorRenecker, Lyle A., Ph.D.
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-20T17:54:28Z
dc.date.available2013-11-20T17:54:28Z
dc.date.issued1992-04
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/2623
dc.description.abstractReindeer in western Alaska have been described as a free-ranging, semi-domesticated animal. Herd management is minimal and animals are less tractable when compared to domestic livestock. Consequently, when reindeer are moved through a corral system they are more susceptible to stress. Stress can occur as a result of circumstances that are related to nutritional, social (crowding), induced psychological or physiological trauma, and parasitic problems, all of which can be interrelated. Excessive stress can reduce herd productivity by lowering reproductive rates, weight gains, survivorship, and immune response. Stress during corralling can result in trauma from overcrowding and trampling, inadequate food and water, disturbance of normal behavioral patterns, and exhaustion. Proper corral design and its operation play a vital role in both prevention of injury and the level of stress the reindeer experience.en_US
dc.publisherAgricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, School of Agriculture and Land Resources Management, University of Alaska Fairbanksen_US
dc.titleCorral Design and Operation For Improved Handling Efficiency and Reindeer Safetyen_US
dc.title.alternativeCircular 86en_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-01-24T14:20:05Z


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