Clark, R.Du Toit, P.J.2017-03-102017-03-1020171943Clark, R 1943, 'Domsiekte or pregnancy disease in sheep. IV. The effect of obesity on the reaction of sheep to a sudden reduction in diet’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, vol. 18, nos. 1 & 2, pp. 279-288.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59381The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 300dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.1. Obesity is a potent factor in the causation of "pregnancy disease" or domsiekte. 2. In the absence of fatal acetonaemia, prolonged semi-starvation of sheep causes a gradual decrease in the circulating lymphocytes without affecting the neutrophiles.en© 1943 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © 2017 University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle