Genetic and physiological aspects of resistance to hypothermia in relation to neonatal lamb survival
Every year many thousands of newborn lambs die of cold exposure. This thesis is concerned with some of the physiological and genetic factors involved in the resistance of neonatal lambs of ten different breeds to hypothermia with particular reference to their heat production capabilities. The projec...
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University of Edinburgh
1982
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.280599 |