Figure 2

Botanical composition of rumen content in 25 completely emaciated reindeer carcasses from 3 different herds. Herd A: No. 1–16. Herd B: No. 17–23. Herd C: No. 24–25. Feeding history: Taken home and fed grass silage for 1 week: No. 24; for 2–4 weeks: No. 1–2 and 17–22. Offered baled grass silage in the field: No. 3–16. Fed for about one day: No 25. No feeding: No. 23.