›› 2008, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (11): 94-97.

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Uterine Capacity and Genetic Selection in Polytocous Animals

CHANG Wenlin1, LIU Zhengnian2, ZHOU Zhi1, XUE Liqun1   

  1. 1.College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science & Technology,Hunan Agricultural University,Changsha 410128,China; 2. Yiyang Vocational & Technical College, Yiyang 413049,China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2008-11-20 Published:2008-11-20

Abstract: Uterine capacity refers to the ability of maternal uterus to maintain more conceptuses during pregnancy. A series of researches on uterine capacity and genetic selection was performed in the past half century and is reviewed in this paper.

Key words: polytocous animal; uterine capacity; genetic selection

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