• For example, toxoplasmosis infection can be passed from cats if you clean the cat's litter box. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The effects of high dose ascorbic acid on pregnancy rate and litter size in rats were investigated in this study. (academicjournals.org)
  • 1000 mg/kg bw/d in a three-generation reproduction toxicity study of male and female rats, DePass (1986). (europa.eu)
  • Assessing the effect of EG on fertility and general reproductive performance in male and female rats. (europa.eu)
  • The animal data indicate that long-term oral or inhalation exposure to jet fuels and kerosines has no effect on the fertility of male rats up to a dose of 3000 mg/kg/day or a concentration of 1000 mg/m 3 (highest concentration tested) and no effect on the fertility of female rats up to a dose of 1500 mg/kg/day (highest concentration tested). (europa.eu)
  • No test-material-related microscopic changes were observed in the testes or epididymides of adult male rats or in the ovaries of adult female rats. (europa.eu)
  • In the second part of the study, female rats were administered the test compound at doses of 0 (1 mL of distilled water), 375, 750, or 1500 mg/kg/day undiluted JP-8 jet fuel for 90 -day prior to mating, through mating, gestation, delivery, and lactation for a total of 21 week. (europa.eu)
  • A sufficient number of male and female Wistar Han™:RccHan™:WIST strain rats were obtained from Harlan Laboratories U.K. Ltd., Blackthorn, Bicester, Oxon, UK. (europa.eu)
  • Possible effects on offspring from parental ethanol (64175) exposure were studied in male and female Sprague-Dawley-rats exposed at levels of 16000 and 10000 parts per million (ppm). (cdc.gov)
  • Nowadays, in some countries litters can reach up to 18-20 piglets being a major challenge for the sow's physiology during pregnancy, parturition and lactation. (nih.gov)
  • after mating and during lactation, the females were housed individually in plastic showbox cages with hardwood chips for nesting. (europa.eu)
  • Mated females were housed individually during gestation and lactation, in solid floor polypropylene cages with stainless steel mesh lids and softwood flakes. (europa.eu)
  • Environmental enrichment was provided in the form of wooden chew blocks and cardboard fun tunnels (Datesand Ltd., Cheshire, UK) except for mated females during gestation and lactation. (europa.eu)
  • Litter size ranges from 4 to 20 pups with larger females giving birth to more young. (wikipedia.org)
  • Litter size varies between 1 and 6 pups, but usually averages closer to two or three. (nps.gov)
  • Pups grow quickly and reach adult size by early winter. (nps.gov)
  • No change in water consumption nor in litter size, number of dead pups, or length of pregnancy was noted. (cdc.gov)
  • The gestation period is about 18 days, and the average litter size is 5 or 6 with extremes of 1-9. (esf.edu)
  • The gestation period of the female opossum lasts for weeks. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • The increased number of piglets born per litter prolongs sensibly the duration of farrowing, decreases the piglets' average weight at birth and their vitality, increases the competition for colostrum intake and can affect negatively piglets' survival. (nih.gov)
  • Pregnant females build snow-dens for giving birth and nursing. (nps.gov)
  • The female gives birth to two to four babies in the spring. (nhptv.org)
  • The female gives birth to about 2 to 12 puppies per litter. (saintlary.com)
  • The reproductive system of the female opossum is split into two that results in two completely separate birth canals as well as two uteri. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • A female opossum can give birth to two litters per year, on the other hand, a male opossum can successfully mate with multiple females in the same breeding season. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • The newborns are extremely small in size, almost equivalent to a size of honeybee and they have no sight, hearing, or fur as well at the time of birth. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • At birth, a honeybee-sized opossum must find its way to the female's pouch, using its muscular front legs to crawl across her belly. (uwm.edu)
  • Litters were fostered to unexposed dams within 16 hours after birth. (cdc.gov)
  • The results showed that the use of high dose ascorbic acid in male groups (1 and 2) caused an insignificant increment on pregnancy rate and litter size when compared to the control groups and Group 3. (academicjournals.org)
  • [ 2 ] Current evidence suggests that between 65% and 94% of women take at least one prescription drug during pregnancy. (medscape.com)
  • However, women with underlying medical or psychiatric issues frequently require medication throughout pregnancy. (medscape.com)
  • Most women should gain between 25 and 35 pounds during pregnancy. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In recent years, a greater number of women during pregnancy have been diagnosed with depression. (bvsalud.org)
  • From the 24 dams representing 39 pregnancies and 158 young included in this study, the median calculated litter size was four young per litter. (bioone.org)
  • Males and females come together for a few days during the summer to mate. (nps.gov)
  • Both males and females may remate with other individuals during the breeding season and littermates may have different fathers. (nps.gov)
  • The reproduction NOAEL was greater than or equal to 3000 and greater than or equal to 1500 mg/kg/day in males and females, respectively. (europa.eu)
  • Clear morphological differences of conspecific males and females, defined as sexual dimorphism, can provide an alternative strategy to determine the sex of a snake with little harm. (researchgate.net)
  • males and females (Mor i et al. (researchgate.net)
  • View Ad: German Shepherd Dog-Goberian Mix Litter of Puppies for Sale near Massachusetts, UXBRIDGE, USA. (puppyfinder.com)
  • View Ad: Boxer Litter of Puppies for Sale near Missouri, CABOOL, USA. (puppyfinder.com)
  • Boxer Litter of Puppies for Sale near Indiana, GLENWOOD, USA. (puppyfinder.com)
  • The home ranges of opposite sexes overlap, and the male's is slightly larger than the range of a female. (esf.edu)
  • Weight ranges from 1.8 to 4.4 pounds, averaging 2.6 pounds, with females often weighing more. (in.gov)
  • Litter size ranges from two to nine young, with an average of five. (pa.gov)
  • The smallest breed is the Singapura , native to Singapore, with adult females weighing as little as four pounds . (nationalgeographic.com)
  • I'm the smallest of my litter, weighing only 4 pounds. (adoptapet.com)
  • In Kentucky, adult females usually weigh between 120-170 pounds, while adult males average 250-350 pounds. (ky.gov)
  • Adult females can be as long as seven feet in length and weigh between 90 to 105 pounds. (animal-world.com)
  • Cottontails are 15 to 18 inches long and weigh two to three pounds, with females slightly heavier than males. (pa.gov)
  • Home range size varies from 0.04-1.6 ha (0.1-4.0 ac). (esf.edu)
  • Maximum size varies per region. (citizendium.org)
  • Females in Groups 1 and 3, and males in Groups 1 and 2 were administered 1.5 g/kg body weight vitamin C high dose ascorbic acid orally, in drinking water, freshly prepared daily for 15 days. (academicjournals.org)
  • At approximately 100 days of age, 10 males were added to 20 females in each dosage group. (europa.eu)
  • Offspring were weighed as litters at 4 and 14 days and individually at 21 days postpartum, the day they were weaned. (europa.eu)
  • Offspring were weighed as litters at 4 and 14 days and individually at 21 days post partum, the day they were weaned. (europa.eu)
  • Gestation lasts about 64 days, with an average litter size of four kittens. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • 2000). Males were treated for 70 to 90 days with 0 (1mL of distilled water), 750, 1500, or 3000 mg/kg/day of undiluted JP-8 jet fuel, then mated to untreated females (one female at a time). (europa.eu)
  • And she s not looking bad for going 180+ days without food and raising a big litter. (ball-pythons.net)
  • The females are usually pregnant for about 60 to 70 days and a litter of anywhere from three to four kittens is typically born. (animal-world.com)
  • About 28 days after mating, the young are born, and cleaned by the female. (in.gov)
  • The fertility cycle of the female goes between 17 to 38 days and it can have up to seven such breeding cycles in a single season. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • At adulthood a Patou can weigh up to 75kg for a male and 65kg approximately for the female. (saintlary.com)
  • One litter of kittens can have multiple fathers, a phenomenon more likely in city cats due to crowding and lower aggression among males. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Although capable of having six litters each year, the average is 3-4. (in.gov)
  • Each mature female bears an average of four litters per year. (pa.gov)
  • The date of parturition and the number of live and dead newborn were recorded for each litter. (europa.eu)
  • Provision of a nest box, nesting material, and a diet consisting of a commercial insectivore diet, insects, and produce was found in the majority of institutions, in addition to the practice of separating the breeding male and female before parturition. (bioone.org)
  • The use of hyperprolific sow lines has increased litter size considerably in the last three decades. (nih.gov)
  • Furthermore, spur length increased considerably more with an increase in body size in males than in females. (researchgate.net)
  • C, D) No difference between PRCre and control females in sniffing WT males during assays of female sexual behavior. (cdc.gov)
  • It is an incredibly adaptable, cat-sized marsupial mammal, and is found in a large range of habitats, from busy urban areas to isolated woodlands. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • The cottontail rabbit is a long-eared, small- to medium-sized mammal of the family Leporidae. (pa.gov)
  • Because of small litter size and high mortality of kits and young, female wolverines rarely raise more than one young in their lifetime that survives to raise its own young. (nps.gov)
  • Aside from limiting factors such as low reproductive rates and a relatively small population size, human-caused mortality by means of increased motorized access into grizzly bear was identified as the main source of grizzly bear mortality in Alberta. (albertawilderness.ca)
  • Females reach sexual maturity at just four months old and go into heat several times a year. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Females are capable of reproducing at 3 months of age and may reproduce their first year. (in.gov)
  • Juvenile females born in early spring are sexually mature-and often breed-by late summer of the same year. (pa.gov)
  • Female Jak2 G −/− mice exhibited significantly delayed puberty and first estrus, abnormal estrous cyclicity, and impaired fertility. (jneurosci.org)
  • These results demonstrate an essential role for Jak2 signaling in GnRH neurons for normal reproductive development and fertility in female mice. (jneurosci.org)
  • NTP (1984) reported a study on fertility assessment of continous breeding (FACB) and found a NOEL of 1000 mg/kg bw/d for parental and F1 male and female mice, administering EG in drinking water. (europa.eu)
  • The mechanism of delayed implantation allows wolverines to have young when food is most abundant and to adjust the size of the litter to the availability of food. (nps.gov)
  • Young males probably disperse farther than females, and females may occupy territories adjacent to their mother. (nps.gov)
  • Some young born in May or June may breed during their first summer, but later litters become sexually mature the following spring. (esf.edu)
  • When the young boar first enters the farm allow him to make physical but not intimate contact with female pigs. (thepigsite.com)
  • A litter of 1-2 young is born in June-July, sometimes later in the north. (alaska.gov)
  • The female bobcats will hang out around then covered with rocks and dried leaves, in remote caves, or in depressed areas in the ground while the cubs are still young. (animal-world.com)
  • While females often live with their young, groups of males often congregate with one another. (worldatlas.com)
  • The doe is able to mate again the same day the young are born and can start having a second litter. (in.gov)
  • Litter-size may range from 1-9 young, averaging 4-5 per litter. (in.gov)
  • By 6 months, the young adult sized and difficult to distinguish from adults. (in.gov)
  • She may bear as many as 25 young, but most don't make it to her pouch, and the usual litter is about seven. (uwm.edu)
  • Males don't assist with the child-rearing, and females are fairly indifferent to the ir young after the y have emerged from the pouch. (uwm.edu)
  • Produces litters of one to 10 young (Ref. 26938 , 1602 ). (mnhn.fr)
  • Nursery and pupping grounds are located inshore where pregnant females go to drop their young. (mnhn.fr)
  • Sorgenfri residents were young and old, women and men, singles and families. (lu.se)
  • This review aims to describe how large litters can affect the immune system of the sow and the piglets and proposes measures to improve this condition. (nih.gov)
  • VMHvl neurons in PRCre/+ and PRCre/PL male and female mice. (cdc.gov)
  • The female reproductive system is dependent upon the health of the ovaries. (mdpi.com)
  • The eastern shovelnose ray is a small to medium size guitarfish reaching total lengths of 120 cm (47 in). (wikipedia.org)
  • The eastern shovelnose ray is a small to medium-sized guitarfish with a flat, wedge-shaped disc and elongated snout. (wikipedia.org)
  • A maternity roost, as the name suggests, is similar to a day roost but is made up of a congregation of female bats and their offspring and is formed almost exclusively in tree cavities or small hollows. (alaska.gov)
  • Placing a small stick over the nest will allow you to determine if the female has returned. (in.gov)
  • Such animals are often slow to mount and serve with reduced conception, farrowing rates and litter sizes. (thepigsite.com)
  • The babies leave their mother after four weeks and are adult size in about three months. (nhptv.org)
  • Reproductive status and residency status were only known during the initial 8-months monitoring period of the female. (bioone.org)
  • Although pregnancies only last around 2 months, female otters often practice "Embryonic diapause", wherein they delay sperm implantation for 8-10 months. (worldatlas.com)
  • Those that do will stay the re for the next two or three months until the y are mouse-sized, and the y ride on the ir mother's back after the y leave the pouch. (uwm.edu)
  • Like humans, cats display a preference for a particular paw, with males more often favoring their left paw and females their right. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Cats from the same litter tend to remain together with unrelated males sometimes joining the group. (philadelphiazoo.org)
  • Pregnant women who have cats as house pets may be at higher risk. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Cats pass toxoplasmosis in their poop so you can get it by changing litter boxes or cleaning up cat poop. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The dense distribution of PLAP-labeled projections is only observed in the AVPV of females, but sparsely labeled fibers occupy a similar volume in the male AVPV. (cdc.gov)
  • The maximum weight of the species has been recorded at 4 kg (8.8 lb) with females generally larger in both mass and total length. (wikipedia.org)
  • Generally, an opossums' litter is comprised of 10 to 20 infants. (wildlife-removal.com)
  • Secretion of GnRH is also reduced as basal serum luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were significantly lower in female Jak2 G −/− mice while the pituitary responded normally to exogenous GnRH. (jneurosci.org)
  • and report here a role for the Jak2 signaling molecule in the regulation of reproductive development and function in female mice. (jneurosci.org)
  • B-J) PR is expressed in the basal ganglia, cingulate cortex, and dentate gyrus as visualized by - gal activity in PRPL/PL female and male mice. (cdc.gov)
  • G) No sex difference in nuclear or soma size of PR+ VMHvl cells in PRPL mice. (cdc.gov)
  • Note that data from WT females shown here are from the same mice shown in Figure 1 C, D. (cdc.gov)
  • During the pairing phase, animals were transferred to polypropylene grid floor cages suspended over trays lined with absorbent paper on a one male: one female basis within each dose group. (europa.eu)
  • In addition, healthcare providers who treat pregnant women must be familiar with methods of gathering information about drugs, and they must be aware of online databases that are most useful for this purpose. (medscape.com)
  • Since 1979 the FDA has provided a labeling system in an attempt to guide providers in prescribing drugs to pregnant women. (medscape.com)
  • While the life expectancy of male bears is shorter than that of females, bears may live 15-25 years in the wild. (ky.gov)
  • females may live 20 years or more, while males may be eaten during mating. (digital-desert.com)
  • Four out of five Syrians live in poverty and the laboratory professionals, female health professions. (who.int)
  • There is also a disparity in jaw strength as mature males are significantly stronger than mature females. (wikipedia.org)
  • We found that male Bahamian Boas possessed spurs nearly twice as long and notably more curved than females and that the proportion of the spurs to body size differed significantly between the sexes. (researchgate.net)
  • The silver-haired bat is a medium sized bat ranging from 9-11.5 cm in length and 8-12 grams in weight. (alaska.gov)
  • I) No difference between PRCre and control females in percent change in body weight 10 weeks following viral injection. (cdc.gov)
  • How much weight you gain depends on your size. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Control animals were born to mothers fed a normal diet but subject to similar litter size and calcium supplementation. (fabresearch.org)
  • A total of eighty animals (forty males and forty females) were accepted into the study. (europa.eu)
  • Range use of the two collared wolves was huge, but varied widely between the two animals (6,670 km 2 for an adult female and 26,619 km 2 for an adult male) and over time. (bioone.org)
  • Several litters will be available out of Attack this summer. (tripod.com)
  • The commonly used sexual size dimorphism (SSD), however, is not ubiquitously applicable and has its limitations for some taxa and different life stages. (researchgate.net)
  • We compared the pelvic spurs of 32 Bahamian Boas of different life stages and body sizes to find out if pelvic spurs provide a robust alternative to identify sex in these snakes. (researchgate.net)
  • At the start of treatment the males weighed 196 to 236g, the females weighed 158 to 195g, and were approximately six weeks old. (europa.eu)
  • males were exposed for 6 weeks, while females were exposed through gestation. (cdc.gov)
  • Attack is a medium size, high drive working dog. (tripod.com)
  • Skin irritation occurred in both males (all doses) and females (high dose only). (europa.eu)
  • The only girl in her litter of Catahoula mixes that came to LDDR from east Texas, we expect Smokie to be about 100# when full grown. (adoptapet.com)
  • The same principles apply to the mature boar, he should have constant contact with females. (thepigsite.com)
  • Each litter was represented except for those conceived very late in the mating period. (europa.eu)
  • During this 'resident' period her range size was 1,275 km 2 . (bioone.org)
  • Whether or not medication is recommended depends on the size of the eye lesion, the location, and the characteristics of the lesion (acute active, versus chronic not progressing). (cdc.gov)