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Animal husbandry

Resistance to cold stress in the newborn lamb 2. Role of body weight, birth rank, and some birth coat characters as determinants of resistance to cold stress

S. N. McCutcheon Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, U.S.A.; Department of Animal Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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C. W. Holmes Department of Animal Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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M. F. McDonald Department of Animal Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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A. L. Rae Department of Animal Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Pages 175-181 | Received 13 Oct 1982, Published online: 20 Jan 2012

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