Reduced cortisol and metabolic responses of thin ewes to an acute cold challenge in mid-pregnancy: implications for animal physiology and welfare.

<h4>Background</h4>Low food availability leading to reductions in Body Condition Score (BCS; 0 indicates emaciation and 5 obesity) in sheep often coincides with low temperatures associated with the onset of winter in New Zealand. The ability to adapt to reductions in environmental temper...

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Auteurs principaux: Else Verbeek, Mark Hope Oliver, Joseph Rupert Waas, Lance Maxwell McLeay, Dominique Blache, Lindsay Ross Matthews
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Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/b80705b1b22941a4a2d524ceca5e4c07
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