Table 1 Number of pregnancies, breeding activity frequency, and breeding bout details of female domestic cats during the mating trial

From: Gene therapy delivery of anti-Müllerian hormone in prepubertal female domestic cats induces long-term sterilization

 

Control (n = 2)

Low-dose (n = 4)

High-dose (n = 3)

Number of pregnanciesa

2

0

0

Total days in mating

150

255c

259

Number of days with successful breeding attempts (% of total)b

22 (14.7)

88 (34.5)c

121 (46.7)

Average number of successful breeding attempts per day (range)

4.1 ± 2.4 (1–10)

3.4 ± 2.4 (1–10)c

2.7 ± 2.1 (1–12)

Average behavioral estrous period length in days (range)

8.3 ± 1.1 (7–10)

7.0 ± 4.7 (2–20)c

11.1 ± 8.2 (2–28)

Average number of single-day breeding (range)

0 ± 0

0.7 ± 0.9 (0–2)c

1.0 ± 0.8 (0-2)

Average interestrous phase length in days (range)

N/A

10.3 ± 7.0 (1–31)c

8.3 ± 5.6 (1–21)

  1. aOne-sided Fisher’s exact test between controls (n = 2) and all treated females (n = 7). P = 0.0278.
  2. bUnpaired two-tailed T test with Welch’s correction between controls (n = 2) and treated females that bred (n = 6). P = 0.0097.
  3. cData are shown only for the three low-dose cats that allowed breeding.
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