Rabbit: Frequency of Suckling in the Pup
- 31 December 1965
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 150 (3705), 1835-1836
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3705.1835
Abstract
Rabbit does were given free access to their young, access once a day, and access twice a day. In all three groups the young were nursed only once every 24 hours. Growth curves for the pups from day 2 of age to day 30 were identical for all three groups. The restriction of suckling to once a day appears to depend on the mother and not the pups.Keywords
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