(2006) showed that
litter size in Djallonke sheep was slightly higher in the rainy season and lower in the dry one.
The fattening and slaughter values of the tested gilts in relation to
litter size are shown in Table 2.
Hence, to improve agouti production in captivity the relationship between mammary functionality and
litter size needs to be understood.
Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the associations between capacitation status, variation of capacitation status, and
litter size. The ability of individual analyzed parameters to predict
litter size was evaluated by receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves (
litter size [greater than or equal to]11 or <11 [based on average
litter size of Landrace pigs],
litter size [greater than or equal to]12 or <12 (based on average
litter size of Yorkshire pigs), and
litter size [greater than or equal to]8 or <8 [based on average
litter size of Duroc pigs]).
birth date) and
litter size on yearling antler size suggests that it's unlikely that regulated sport hunting will change populationlevel antler size.
Although it is hypothesized that populations at their range limits have reduced reproductive output (Gaston, 2009; Sexton el al, 2009), theory predicts that expanding populations have relatively high reproductive rates (Philips el al., 2010) and empirical evidence suggests that
litter size of European wild boar increases with latitude (Bywater el al, 2010).
The model also contained a covariate for
litter size to control for its effect on the response variable, and evaluated with the age, total weight, and sex of fetus data from 21 known dams.
The average
litter size increases with increasing female body mass (Rosell et al.
Hedgehogs can produce
litter sizes ranging from 1-9, with the average
litter size being 3-4.
2003), breeding dates (Millar & McAdam 2001),
litter size (Innes & Millar 1987, Ivanter & Kukhareva 2008, Balciauskas et al.
Suids have the highest reproductive rate of any ungulate due to their short interbirth intervals, large
litter size, and a young age at first reproduction (Eisenberg, 1981; Read and Harvey, 1989).