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. 2021 Aug 6;11(8):2327. doi: 10.3390/ani11082327

Table 3.

Summary information about pup infanticide detected in litters born from trio cages without litter overlap (TRIO-NO_OVERLAP) in the experimental study (VIDEO_TRACK).

Litter Nb of Pups Born Nb of Pups Weaned Parity Infanticide Infanticidal Mouse Time after Pup Birth Comments
LA 8 7 3 Yes Female cagemate At birth Gives birth to her own litter 21 h after the infanticide
LB 8 0 5 Yes Dam <4 h after birth Parturition issues (dystocia), the dam was culled 48 h after the start of the parturition
LC 9 7 3 Yes Dam <4 h after birth Pup seen moving but with a blue colour skin before infanticide
LD 8 0 4 Probable Dam At birth Eaten as soon as born but not seen moving, perhaps born dead
Probable Dam <4 h after birth It seems that all pups were visible and alive before the start of the event, but does not seem to kill (no vigorous head movements)
LE 12 10 4 Probable Dam or Female cagemate At birth Eaten as soon as born but not seen moving, perhaps born dead. The two females handled and ate the pup at the start of the event.
LF 8 7 4 Probable Female cagemate At birth Eaten some minutes after birth but not seen moving, perhaps born dead
LG 9 4 3 Probable Female cagemate At birth Eaten as soon as born but not seen moving, perhaps born dead
LH 5 0 3 Probable Female cagemate At birth Eaten as soon as born but not seen moving, perhaps born dead