Variable | Control | Carotenoid supplement |
Breeding females, N | 100 | 100 |
Mated females, N | 98 | 99 |
Died before whelping, N | 1 | 1 |
Whelped females, N | 81 | 85 |
Barren females, N | 16 | 13 |
Kits lost at 21 days, N | 24 | 20 |
Kits lost at 42 days, N | 40 | 26 |
Kits per mated female, N | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Kits per whelped female, N | 5.5 | 5.3 |