Sentences with phrase «smaller litter»

Obesity can also decrease the number of eggs released at ovulation, resulting in smaller litter sizes.

If you have a kitten, you may need to start with a smaller litter box that they can step into, and then get a deeper one when they are older.

Obese cats have a higher incidence of dystocia (Lawler & Monti 1984) and bitches that are obese prior to breeding have lower ovulation rates, smaller litter sizes and perform poorly during lactation (Bebiak et al., 1987; Debraekeleer et al., 2010).

Also, generally, the more inbred the dam, the smaller her litter size.

However, don't get ready to celebrate yet, according to an article by Dr. Bretaigne Jones published for Royal Canin very young females will also produce smaller litter sizes.

So don't plan to breed that dam on her very first litter, she's not yet mature enough and she will have a smaller litter compared to the average number for her breed.

First - time queens usually have smaller litter sizes.

Higher coefficients will be associated with a diminishing vitality in the dog, smaller litter size, and shorter lifespan (i.e. inbreeding depression).

Certain breeds are more prone to dystocia — especially small breeds that tend to have smaller litter sizes.

Miniatures tend to have on average smaller litter size with four being a frequent number.

Like other sharks and large rays, whale sharks likely have small litters of pups and are slow to reach sexual maturity.

In 2008, his group published a study showing that disrupting Tex11 function caused sterility in male mice and caused female mice to have smaller litters.

Trisomic females are smaller and produce fewer, smaller litters than euploid females while trisomic males are effectively sterile with hypospermia.

But these small breeds also have smaller litters.

Donna created a small litter box for him, slept with him on the bathroom floor and carried him in the pocket of her robe.

Typically young or older dogs have smaller litters, but litter size also depends on the particular breed.

A standard dog or cat carrier equipped with a small litter box is adequate for transporting your ferret.

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Queens with small litters take longer to «show» than mothers with a larger litter.

It had thick carpeting on the floor so I added some halfway up the walls, put a small litter box in there just in case, put a food and water dish in there also.

«Poms have small litters and there might be only two puppies born.

Kittens could weigh 30g or less for small breeds or large litters or up to 70g from a large breed or small litter.

Low taurine levels result in small litter sizes, low birth weights or fetal abnormalities.

Since Frenchies have tiny stature bodies they tend to have small litters.

If you want an automatic litter box that is almost maintenance - free don't get litter boxes that use narrow disposable waste compartments, rakes or anything like that because these devices usually feature a small litter bed and they are more suitable for a single cat.

Dr. Borns - Well performed a case controlled study of 204 Birman and Siamese cats and found that small litter size and early weaning was associated with an increased risk of wool sucking in the Birman breed of cat.

However, if you are a dog breeder, flaxseed and flaxseed oil have been associated with failure to conceive, smaller litters, and other breeding problems.

Put out plenty of kitten food / water and a small litter box.

Upon bringing a new kitten home, place her in a small litter box, pre-filled with small - grained litter.

Smaller dogs usually have smaller litters, while bigger dogs, on the other hand, usually have bigger ones.

(Some cat owners prefer it to be large enough to hold a small litter pan, as well as dishes for food and water.)

Martin said the breeding side of the business has been scaled back and she now averages a small litter of one to three puppies every 12 to 18 months.

Azawakh only come into heat once a year, and most have small litters.

When a bitch has a small litter (1 or 2 puppies) there may not be enough hormones to induce labor, resulting in dystocia.

Singletons, orphans, pups whose early weeks were without mom or were the lone survivor or member of a small litter.

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A small litter of kittens may come together in one carrier.

Confine the kittens in a dog crate, cat condo or cage with a small litter box, food, water and something snuggly to cuddle in.

Breeders are seeing more incidence of complications with pregnancies and premature birth in their kennels; frequent C - section required; smaller litters; tiny, weaker or sick whelps and high rate of mortality.

Small dogs mean smaller litters, with three to five pups said to be typical.

If it is, you can avoid small litters by the simple expedient of breeding only to PHA - negative mates.

Almost 25 % of the breeders who responded to the 1999 Australian Shepherd Club of America breed health survey reported having dogs with reproductive failures (low sperm count, lack of libido, failure to conceive, small litters or poor mothering ability).

infertility - in bitches can cause only a few eggs to be released resulting in small litters; in dogs can cause low sperm count again resulting in small litters, or can cause total sterility in either sex.

Don't assume the occasional small litter is a matter of bad luck or something having gone awry with the breeding.

A breeder repeatedly finds himself faced with abnormally small litters.

Not every small litter is the result of PHA, but it should be considered a possible cause if the small litters only happen occasionally.

Generally, mother dogs give birth to larger litters in the spring and smaller litters in the summer according to the American Kennel Club.

As a general rule of thumb, you should expect smaller litters in smaller dog breeds, and larger litters in larger dog breeds.

The additives, which often include unnecessary and potentially harmful herbs [3], chemicals, and latent hormones, were noted as a known contributor to low fertility, irregular heat cycles, and small litter size.