Placental growth and the ability of sheep to thermoregulate in hot environment

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-127

  McCrabb, G J ^a   Bortolussi, G ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetal growth; Heat adaptation; Placental growth; Sheep; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000661161     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00802-0     Document Type: Article

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