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gestation

[je-stey-shuhn] / dʒɛˈsteɪ ʃən /


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Gestation crates are still widely used by farmers, and McDonald’s still buys meat from them.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Gestation is considered a full-time job; the days at Golden Oaks have the same intense orderliness of a factory floor.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 11, 2019

Gestation for a litter is roughly 31 days.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2015

Gestation and fetal growth can be increased according to metabolic parameters.

From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2012

Gestation is 21 days or a little less.

From Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) by Fitch, Henry S.




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