Analyses of factors influencing the birth weight and neonatal growth rate of Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cubs

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:23.3.CO;2-0 Birth weight and the neonatal growth rate are reliable indicators of neonatal survival prospects. Data on weight at birth and consecutive weights until 40 days of age were recorded for cheetah cubs in 16 litters. Growth was found to be linear during the first 40 days of life. Weight data were used to […]