Use of an ice vest to elicit a cold response in neonatal lambs

R L Hergenhan; G N Hinch; D M Ferguson

doi:10.1017/s2040470010003705

Abstract

The ability of the neonatal lamb to respond to cold stress is considered vital to the likelihood of its survival in many sheep production systems. Various methods have been used to assess the neonatal lamb cold responses including progressively cooled water baths (Slee et al. 1990), temperature controlled chambers (Alexander 1961) and noradrenaline and other drug treatments which stimulate brown fat metabolism thereby mimicking a real cold exposure (Slee et al. 1987). This study compared body temperature responses induced by an ice vest to those induced by a noradrenaline challenge as a means of assessing individual lamb variation in cold responses.

Original language	English
Pages	227-227
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s2040470010003705
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2010
Event	Food, Feed, Energy and Fibre from Land - A vision for 2020: An International Conference to address future challenges for land use - Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Apr 2010 → 14 Apr 2010

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Conference	Food, Feed, Energy and Fibre from Land - A vision for 2020: An International Conference to address future challenges for land use
City	Belfast, United Kingdom
Period	12/04/10 → 14/04/10

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Animal Growth and Development
Animal Developmental and Reproductive Biology

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