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The Influence of the Thyroid on Wool Follicle Development in the Lamb
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CaprineFertilityGynecologyReproductive BiologyEmbryologyReproductive PhysiologyReproductive EndocrinologyPublic HealthThyroid PhysiologyAnimal PhysiologyWool Follicle DevelopmentEndocrinologySecondary Wool FolliclesAnimal ReproductionTheriogenologyDevelopmental BiologyAnimal ScienceNewborn LambPhysiologyThyroid DiseaseThyroid DisordersThyroid HormoneMedicineAnimal Breeding
Thyroidectomy of the newborn lamb prevents the maturation of secondary wool follicles. The administration of l-thyroxine to thyroidectomized lambs allows normal follicle development.