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Incidence and Treatment of Hypothermia in the Young Lamb

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

I A Dickson ,
F A Eales ,
Mary Lloyd ,
M E Smith  and
A W Speedy
I A Dickson
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Moredun Research Institute, East of Scotland College of Agriculture, North of Scotland College of Agriculture and University of Oxford
F A Eales
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Moredun Research Institute, East of Scotland College of Agriculture, North of Scotland College of Agriculture and University of Oxford
Mary Lloyd
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Moredun Research Institute, East of Scotland College of Agriculture, North of Scotland College of Agriculture and University of Oxford
M E Smith
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Moredun Research Institute, East of Scotland College of Agriculture, North of Scotland College of Agriculture and University of Oxford
A W Speedy
Affiliation:
West of Scotland Agricultural College, Moredun Research Institute, East of Scotland College of Agriculture, North of Scotland College of Agriculture and University of Oxford
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Extract

New techniques developed for the detection and resuscitation of hypothermic lambs were evaluated in 1931 by farmers and shepherds on thirty farms varying widely in type and location in Scotland.

Flock size varied from 60 to 2000 ewes. All lambs showing dullness or lack of vigour were to be examined and treatment determined by rectal temperature and by age if severely hypothermic. A prototype electronic thermometer was used indicating by coloured lights whether the lamb was not hypothermic (>39°C) , mildly hypothermic (37-39°C), or severely hypothermic (<37°C).

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Sheep Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 143
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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