A survey of the potassium concentration in the red blood cells of British breeds of sheep
- 1 April 1957
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 48 (4), 433-437
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600032950
Abstract
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.Keywords
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