Reproductive Performance of Female Mink Fed Stilbestrol

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Female mink were fed various levels of stilbestrol daily up to 10 months (beginning 7 months prior to breeding). It was found that 10 ug. of stilbestrol per day increased the incidence of complete sterility but had no apparent effect on the litter size of those females that whelped. The females affected by the daily 10 ug. dosage of stilbestrol seemed to recover completely the year subsequent to discontinuance of treatment. Doses of 6 ug. per day or less did not appear to have a deleterious effect on reproductive performance but some levels appeared to increase kit survival after birth. Stilbestrol fed to yearling females at the level of 100 ug. on 3 days each in August, September, October and November did not appear to affect reproduction. Copyright © . .

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