Wood shavings or chopped straw in American mink dams’ nests did not affect kit survivability (P ≥ 0.51). Straw-housed male kits were lighter at 6 wk (P = 0.01). Shavings nests were better constructed (all P ≤ 0.05); more nest box shavings were lost with juvenile mink (P < 0.01).
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American mink
bedding
bedding loss
format du nid
jeunes visons
kits
litière