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IN work concerned with pre-natal growth measurements in sheep and their relation to patterns of mammalian growth1it was necessary to obtain estimates of changes during development in the specific gravity of the fœtus. Information on such changes does not appear to have been given previously although the specific gravity of mutton carcasses has been recorded and the results used to estimate fat content2,3.
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STEPHENSON, S., ROBERTS, J. Specific Gravity Changes during the Development of the Sheep Fœtus. Nature 196, 788–789 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196788a0
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