...: Shaved lactating solitary golden hamsters show increased rates of milk energy output and pup growth, and provide experimental support for heat dissipation limits. Golden hamster Heat dissipation limitation Milk production Pup growth Shaving Subcutaneous temperature Sustained energy intake...

... temperature: F 2,403 =5.6; P =0.004). Metabolisable energy intake as well as milk energy output showed the same pattern and were significantly different between the temperatures (partial for milk energy production: F 1,40 =86.4; P <0.0001), with consistently higher subcutaneous temperatures...