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DURING experiments designed to determine the effects of stresses on pregnancy in guinea-pigs, it was noted that a large proportion of sows aborted within 4–7 days when their diet was restricted. The effect of a hot environment on foetal resorption and abortion in pregnant rats has already been reported1, but only one brief reference2 has been found describing prenatal losses caused by dietary restriction in guinea-pigs. This communication describes two experiments illustrating the effects of severe sudden dietary restriction during pregnancy.
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EDWARDS, M. Prenatal Loss of Foetuses and Abortion in Guinea-pigs. Nature 210, 223–224 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210223a0
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