Table 1 Carcass weight, liver weight, fat content in femoral bone marrow, muscle index, and rumino-reticulum weights (tissue and content) of 28 completely emaciated reindeer carcasses. Mean (SD), range and number of animals (n). Total n less than 28 is due to lacking data.
Total carcass weight (TCW) (kg) | Liver weight (g) | Fat content in bone marrow (% of wet weight) | Muscle index (kg/cm3) | Rumino-reticulum weight (kg) | Rumino-reticulum weight (% of TCW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male yearlings | 25.7 (4.2) | 385 (99) | 0.6 (0.2) | 3.8 (0.59) | 4.2 (1.5) | 17.1 (3.9) |
19–31.5 | 250–533 | 0.2–0.9 | 2.9–4.9 | 1.9–7.3 | 12.3–26.9 | |
n = 10 | n = 11 | n = 10 | n = 8 | n = 11 | n = 10 | |
Female yearlings | 22.7 (2,8) | 300 (40) | 0.4 (0.1) | 3.8 (0.70) | 4.1 (1.2) | 18.6 (4.0) |
18–26 | 264–354 | 0.3–0.5 | 3.0–4.5 | 2.8–5.3 | 14.6–23.0 | |
n = 6 | n = 5 | n = 6 | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 5 | |
Female two-year-old | 37.9 (11.3) | 526 (197) | 0.6 (0.3) | 5.5 (1.6) | 9.1 (3.2) | 15.9 (11.0) |
24.5–51 | 298–759 | 0.2–1.0 | 3.9–7.1 | 5.8–12.2 | 17.1–23.8 | |
n = 4 | n = 4 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 3 | n = 3 | |
Female adults | 41.9 (4.2) | 633 (122) | 0.4 (0.1) | 4.6 (0.58) | 8.3 (2.2) | 19.3 (3.8) |
37–48.5 | 420–776 | 0.2–0.5 | 3.9–5.6 | 4.8–11.1 | 12.6–23.0 | |
n = 7 | n = 7 | n = 7 | n = 6 | n = 6 | n = 6 |