Journal
ZOO BIOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 163-171Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21046
Keywords
caribou; hand-rearing; lactation; milk formula; Rangifer
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- National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI)
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University of Northern British Columbia
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Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are considered difficult to hand-rear in captivity because they are sensitive to the composition and volume of formulated milks. We used a strict feeding schedule and a commercial milk formula designed specifically for caribou to bottle-feed neonates captured from five wild caribou herds in Alaska. Under a feeding protocol adjusted for age and mass, the growth rates and body mass of 26 hand-reared caribou calves to weaning were similar to those of three maternally nursed caribou. This protocol allows caretakers to hand-rear caribou that are as representative as possible of maternally raised neonates. Zoo Biol. 32:163171, 2013. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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