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Litter sizes vary considerably between species.
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==Polytocous Species==
 
Species that produce multiple offspring.
 
*Bitch
 
*Queen
 
*Sow
 
*Rabbit
 
*Ewe
 
 
 
==Monotocous species==
 
Those species that normally produce a single offspring. Twin pregnancies do occur in the mare but are rarely carried to full term and veterinary intervention is often used to prevent twin pregnancies in this species.
 
*Mare
 
*Cow
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Pregnancy and Parturition]]
 
[[Category:Bullet Points]]
 

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