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Early reproductive failure of ewes in a hot environment III. The thyroid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Margaret Ryle
Margaret Ryle
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Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne
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1. A balanced factorial experiment was carried out with 48 Merino ewes. There were two levels of each of the four factors: environmental temperature, thyroxine status, vitamin A intake and progesterone status. Each ewe was killed at 25 days' pregnancy. The thyroid was removed, weighed and examined histologically.

2. Thyroid weight in the hot-room animals was significantly decreased by large doses of vitamin A. It was not affected by any of the other treatments.

3. With respect to the number of follicles per unit area of cross-section, the following interactions were significant: temperature × vitamin A; temperature × progesterone; temperature × vitamin A × thyroxine. The directions of the effects of vitamin A and of progesterone were reversed by the higher temperature.

4. There were no significant effects on nuclear height in the follicular epithelium.

5. The frequency of marked ‘scalloping’ at the edge of the colloid was significantly higher among those ewes receiving thyroxine injections than in the remainder. This feature was not significantly affected by any other factor.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , February 1963 , pp. 95 - 99
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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