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A survey of the potassium concentration in the red blood cells of British breeds of sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

John V. Evans  and
M. S. Mounib
John V. Evans
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
M. S. Mounib
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
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The concentrations of potassium in the whole blood of representative samples of sixteen British breeds of sheep have been studied.

The proportion of sheep with a high level of potassium in the whole blood (high potassium or HK type) was found to differ significantly between breeds. It ranged from 0% in the English Leicester to 73% in the Rough Fell.

There were significant differences between breeds in the mean concentration of potassium in the whole blood of both the LK and HK sheep.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 48 , Issue 4 , April 1957 , pp. 433 - 437
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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