Coat growth in Red deer (Cervus elaphus) exposed to a day-length cycle of six months duration |
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| Authors: | R. N. B. Kay M. L. Ryder |
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| Affiliation: | The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen;A.R.C., Animal Breeding Research Organisation, Edinburgh |
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| Abstract: | Four male Red deer were subjected to artificial light giving a shortened annual cycle of six months. Moulting and colour changes, coat length, and histological changes in the activity of hair follicles were studied in samples taken at three-weekly intervals for 20 months. |
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