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Effect of nutrition on reproductive performance of young female mink

Creator:

Polonen, Ilpo Juhani

Abstract:

Two distinct experiments were conducted. Experiment 1 was conducted to investigate the effects of nutritional conditioning and flushing as a means of improving reproductive performance of female mink. In Exp. 2, vegetable oil and corn syrup were fed during lactation to ascertain whether this nutritional regimen would improve growth of...

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Masters Thesis

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female mink AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ilpo Juhani POlOnen for the degree of Master of Science in
Alterations in mink reproductive physiology following exposure to coplanar and noncoplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Creator:

Patnode, Kathleen A., 1959-

Abstract:

Female mink (Mustela vison) are highly sensitive to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-induced reproductive impairment. The goal of this research was to develop a better understanding of the mechanism of PCB-induced effects on female mink, mink embryos, and surviving mink kits. Anestrous, juvenile female mink and pregnant, adult mink were exposed to...

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Dissertation

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Alterations in mink reproductive physiology following