Animals, Suckling
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Young, unweaned mammals. Refers to nursing animals whether nourished by their biological mother, foster mother, or bottle fed. |
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suckled by mother or by bottle; coord with specific suckling; NIM when exper animal: no qualif; when IM, qualif permitted; suckling of animals (the act, as in the eff of suckling on animal physiol) goes under LACTATION; do not forget also to check tag ANI |
Animals, Suckling Definitions and Terms
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