Difference between revisions of "Litter Sizes - Anatomy & Physiology"

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Litter sizes vary considerably between species.
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==Polytocous Species==
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Species that produce multiple offspring.
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*Bitch
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*Queen
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*Sow
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*Rabbit
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*Ewe
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==Monotocous species==
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Those species that normally produce a single offspring.
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*Mare
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*Cow

Revision as of 11:07, 22 July 2008

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BACK TO GESTATION

Litter sizes vary considerably between species.

Polytocous Species

Species that produce multiple offspring.

  • Bitch
  • Queen
  • Sow
  • Rabbit
  • Ewe

Monotocous species

Those species that normally produce a single offspring.

  • Mare
  • Cow