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Total serum protein and immunoglobulin concentrations in Scottish Blackface and Merino lambs at birth and during the first two days of suckling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. Halliday
R. Halliday
Affiliation:
A.R.C., Animal Breeding Research Organisation, Edinburgh, EH9 3JQ
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Summary

Merino lambs had higher serum protein concentrations at birth than Blackface lambs. In both breeds single lambs had higher concentrations than twins. The maximum mean immunoglobulin concentrations in Merino singles, Blackface singles and Blackface twins were 2·50±0·12, 2·50±0·19 and l·96±0·15 g/100 ml serum respectively, and were recorded 18 or 21 h after birth.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 77 , Issue 3 , December 1971 , pp. 463 - 466
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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