Hergenhan, R L

Hinch, G N

Ferguson, D M

2010

<p>The ability of the neonatal lamb to respond to cold stress is considered vital to the likelihood of its survival in many sheep production systems. Various methods have been used to assess the neonatal lamb cold responses including progressively cooled water baths (Slee <i>et al.</i> 1990), temperature controlled chambers (Alexander 1961) and noradrenaline and other drug treatments which stimulate brown fat metabolism thereby mimicking a real cold exposure (Slee <i>et al.</i> 1987). This study compared body temperature responses induced by an ice vest to those induced by a noradrenaline challenge as a means of assessing individual lamb variation in cold responses.</p>

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science and the Agricultural Research Forum 2010: Advances in Animal Biosciences, p. 227-227

9780906562673

2040-4700

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7909

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British Society of Animal Science (BSAS)

Use of an ice vest to elicit a cold response in neonatal lambs

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