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Seasonal and nutritional effects on serum proteins and urea concentration in the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2008

H. Hyvärinen ,
T. Helle ,
R. Väyrynen  and
P. Vayrynen
H. Hyvärinen
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Oulu, 90100 Oulu 10, Finland
T. Helle
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Oulu, 90100 Oulu 10, Finland
R. Väyrynen
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Oulu, 90100 Oulu 10, Finland
P. Vayrynen
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Oulu, 90100 Oulu 10, Finland
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1. The effects of seasonal conditions and nutrition on serum proteins and serum urea concentrations were studied in female reindeer and reindeer calves in Finland. With the exception of one group in winter, the reindeer were roaming wild in the forests. This one group was kept in captivity, out of doors, on a comparatively high nutritional plane. One group lived wild during the winter in very poor nutritional conditions.

2. A very clear seasonal variation in the serum protein and urea concentration was found. The serum protein concentration was low in late winter and increased rapidly during the summer, being high in the autumn. The serum urea concentration was also low in the winter and high in the summer. In the autumn, however, the serum urea concentration was again low.

3. Changes in the serum protein concentration were normally associated with the serum globulins. Only in the very poor-nutrition group did the albumin content decrease significantly. As a result of the large changes in the concentration of serum globulins, there were also considerable changes in the albumin: globulin ratio.

4. The serum protein concentration was much lower in the reindeer calves than in the adult reindeer. The concentration of globulins in particular was much lower than in the adults.

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Type
General Nutrition
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , January 1975 , pp. 63 - 72
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1975

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