Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway

Abstract

Experiences from the management of a semi-domesticated herd of muskoxen, mostly on an island outside Tromsø (~70º N; 19º E), over a period of 40 years have been collected, and data on husbandry practices, reproduction, diseases and longevity are presented and discussed.

Keywords

• muskoxen
• Ovibos
• reproduction
• arctic
• sex ratio
• contagious ecthyma