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ABSTRACT A REVIEW of the available literature on the subject of wool biology shows that practically no systematic work has been done so far on the role of various hormones on wool growth.
Since the thyroid hormone regulates about 40 per cent of the energy metabolism in sheep and the growth of wool is influenced by the plane of nutrition1, as well as by other factors, an
investigation was undertaken of the effects of varying levels of thyroidal stimulation or inhibition on wool growth in the growing sheep. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe
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Effects of Hypo- and Mild Hyper-thyroidism on Fleece-Growth in Sheep. _Nature_ 166, 647 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166647b0 Download citation * Issue Date: 14 October 1950 * DOI:
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