Sentences with word «littermates»

Progeny from this cross with no MMP - 9 exhibited an 80 - day delay in loss of fast - fatigable motor neuron function and a 25 percent longer lifespan, compared with littermates with two copies of the MMP - 9 gene.

Kimberly and her boyfriend are raising two sets of littermates in the Pacific Northwest where they enjoy a property with plenty of room to run and explore.

Puppies who are taken away from littermates too soon may fail to develop important social skills such as the reception and sending of signals.

Nicki credits the older dogs with filling the role of littermates in Hamilton's early life.

No longer dependent on her mother and littermates for life lessons and entertainment, kittens show independence and an abundance of curiosity.

By the fifth week of age, the puppy has increased social interactions with littermates as evidenced by play behavior, running together and fighting or dominance behavior.

Puppies and kittens are taken away from their mothers and littermates too early and are shipped off to pet stores where they are sold to unsuspecting consumers.

a, c) McGill APP transgenic rats exhibited lower recognition memory indices than wild type littermates at a) pre-plaque (3 months) and c) post-plaque (13 months) stages.

Dwarf pups are indistinguishable from normal littermates up to 2 mo old.

A puppy practices body postures and vocalizations and learns its effect on littermates.

5xFAD mice at three different ages were compared to wild type littermates in regard to metabolic parameters and enzymes of the gut by... fluorimetric enzyme assay and western blotting.

It has played with littermates by biting and chasing, so that's how it thinks it should continue to interact within a family pack.

In June, he and his colleague Thaddeus Stappenbeck argued in Nature that all mouse studies should use littermate controls: When studying the activity of a particular gene, breed mice with and without that gene by starting with heterozygous parents.

If one pup is affected, treat the remaining littermates with Trimethoprim - sulphonamide to try to prevent clinical signs.

A clinically normal dog from a litter that had one or no individuals affected with hip dysplasia (which is a polygenic disorder) is expected to carry a lower amount of liability genes than a dog with a greater number of affected littermates.

Six month - old HET, HOM and WT littermate mice were anesthetized using urethane, and extracellular single unit spikes were recorded in their GP or STN region.

When littermates bite on each other, they are doing so to determine their place in the pack order.

Littermates living in the same home naturally respond when the time is right.

One reason that puppies should not be separated from their mother and littermates before 8 weeks of age is that they learn core behaviors from mother dog and siblings.

Lastly, it is important to keep littermates together until eight - to ten - weeks of age.

Being with littermates teaches puppies how to socialize.

For this reason, male and female littermates who are housed together must be neutered and spayed by four months of age!

When one or more littermates die, it may be helpful to have necropsies performed, to determine the precise cause of death.

The severity of the condition varies from cat to cat, even among littermates.

The distinction can be clearer by doing a side - to - side comparison of male and female littermates.

The smaller «cockers» hunted woodcock while the larger littermates were used to flush, or «spring,» game.

You should also be aware of adopting singletons — those pups born / raised without littermates.

Still, while littermate syndrome can be avoided, we agree with many canine professionals that adopting siblings together is simply not worth the risk.

Six month - old HET, HOM and WT littermate mice were anesthetized using urethane, and extracellular single unit spikes were recorded in GP or STN.

Many affected animals have a history of stunted growth, failure to gain weight compared with unaffected littermates, or weight loss.

A dog's growth (and even personality) vary between breeds, individuals between each breed and even between littermates.

Spending that time with their mother and littermates helps prevent puppies from developing problems like extreme shyness, aggression, fear and anxiety.

I was finding that Hugo was drifting more and more to his brother and they were hanging out like littermates.

But when given a choice of strange mouse scent or banana scent, the nonmutated littermates spent just as much time sniffing banana as did the mutant mice.

It is postulated that an underlying genetic predisposition to these conditions places other littermates and close relatives at increased risk.

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The finding comes from looking past the mutated mice to their nonmutated littermates, which are usually not a subject of scrutiny.

Honestly, I think the worst mistake someone could make is getting two same sex littermates.

These angels are beautiful littermate sisters.

There were 2 10 year old beagles in my pack, 1 9 year old, a 7 year old, 5 year old littermates, a 4 year old, a 3 year old and the «baby» of the family, who is 1 1/2 — and all except the 9 year old «rescue» have been healthy.

(d) Quantification of retinal microvessel density (MVD) in P4, P6 and adult retinas of Tie2PEKO mice normalized to WT littermate average.

Cavalier puppies are very slow to mature and benefit from staying with their mothers and littermates longer than many other breeds.

Animal experiments revealed that mice carrying a mutated SCN8A gene had reduced heart rate compared with their healthy littermates, and that administration of caffeine produced an abnormal heart rhythm known as accelerated idioventricular rhythm.

He or she will learn through playtime with littermates what it means to be a dog.