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Mortality in mink kits held under conventional farm conditions is believed to be related to dehydration and at least partially to thereby associated competitive aggression. In this study we demonstrated that licking saliva from the commissure of the dam's lips might serve to complement the kits’ fluid supply in a period of relative water deficit and that increasing drinking activity is correlated...