Can management buffer pasture loss and fragmentation for Sami reindeer herding in Sweden?

Pastoralism

Research, Policy and Practice

Table 1 Average carcass weight (kg) of slaughtered reindeer recorded from the 1950s until 2015

Year	Females	Males	Calves	Notes
1950s	32 kg	25/47 kg	20 kg	Mountain reindeer Oct–Dec^‡
1985	26/37 kg	29/39 kg	18 kg	Suggested as normal weights^§
2005	32.2 kg	43.2 kg	21.2 kg	Whole reindeer husbandry area^†
2015	33.7 kg	43.4 kg	21.1 kg	Whole reindeer husbandry area^†

“Calves” are animals of both sexes under 1 year of age. “Females” and “Males” are animals older than 1 year. The category “Males” does not include castrates
^‡Source: Kungliga utrikesdepartementet (1967), Chapter VII Table 6 (p. 279)
^§Weights for 1985 are divided into young (1–2 years old) and older females and males, respectively. Source: Lantbruksstyrelsen/Rennäringsenheten (1985), Table 28 (p. 37)
^†Original data from the Swedish Sami Parliament