Relation between daylight ratio, plasma progesterone levels and timing of nidation in mink (Mustela vison)

Historical winter diets of mink (Mustela vison) in Nebraska

The Welfare of Farmed Mink (mustela Vison) in Relation to Housing and Management: a Review

Early research on farmed mink was predominantly concerned with increased productivity; however, in recent years there have been an increasing number of studies related to welfare. The biology offeral mink has also become better understood, and such knowledge can aid in the assessment of welfare on farms, or in the interpretation of problems related to captivity. This paper is a comprehensive re...

The annual reproductive cycle of mink (Mustela vison).

Reproductive organ development, plasma sex steroid concentrations and fur growth patterns were determined for pubescent and adult mink of both sexes, at 1tc~ 8-week intervals, between July and the following June. Plasma estradiol concentrations and weights (mg/kg) of ovaries, oviducts and uteri decreased slightly in both pubescent and adult females during the first half of anestrus (July to Oct...

Exogenous melatonin elevates the plasma leptin and thyroxine concentrations of the mink (Mustela vison).

Eight male and eight female minks were given exogenous melatonin as subcutaneous implants. The plasma leptin and thyroxine concentrations were measured. The leptin concentrations showed clear seasonal variations and differences between the experimental groups. In September most of the control females had undetectable plasma leptin concentrations, but the melatonin-treated females had detectable...

Feed consumption and food passage time in mink (Mustela vison) and European ferrets (Mustela putorius furo).

The amount of feed consumed per day and the rate of food passage was measured in mink and European ferrets. Daily feed consumption averaged 40 and 42 g dry matter per kg body weight for male mink and ferrets and 53 and 49 g dry matter per kg body weight for female mink and ferrets, respectively. Using ferric oxide as a feed marker, no differences were observed in food passage time between mink ...