Table 2.

Offspring protein and fat absolute (g) and relative (%) body composition at 70 days of age

	CC	RR	CR	RC
Males
Protein (g)	33.7 ± 0.6*	32.7 ± 3.9*	32.3 ± 0.3*	35.8 ± 3.1*
Protein (%)	44.5 ± 0.9a*	61.0 ± 2.9b	59.4 ± 0.4b	49.5 ± 3.2a
Lipids (g)	26.5 ± 1.2a*	10.8 ± 1.0b*	14.2 ± 0.2b*	26.3 ± 1.1b*
Lipids (%)	34.9 ± 1.7a	20.9 ± 2.7b	26.0 ± 0.3b	36.9 ± 2.4a
Females
Protein (g)	24.0 ± 1.1a,b*	23.8 ± 0.2a,b*	26.0 ± 1.3a*	20.2 ± 0.5b*
Protein (%)	54.6 ± 1.4a*	63.8 ± 0.2b	60.2 ± 1.5b	47.9 ± 1.1c
Lipids (g)	11.6 ± 1.0a,c*	7.3 ± 0.2b*	10.1 ± 1.2b,c*	14.4 ± 0.9a*
Lipids (%)	26.3 ± 1.1a*	19.6 ± 0.8b	22.9 ± 1.5a,b	33.8 ± 0.6c

Mean ±s.e.m.; from 5 CC litters, 5 RR litters, 5 CR litters, and 4 RC litters; Groups not sharing a letter are statistically different: *male versus female

^*P≤ 0.05.