Table 9.
Sex and age (weeks) | Group size |
Body weight (g) |
Water intake (ml/day) |
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B6 | 129 | C57BL/6J | 129X1/SvJ | C57BL/6J | 129X1/SvJ | ||
Males fed Teklad 8604 | |||||||
8 | 12 | 12 | 21.5 ± 0.7 | 22.6 ± 0.7 | 5.5 ± 0.4 | 5.0 ± 0.4 | |
125 | 12 | 15 | 33.9 ± 0.7 | 26.3 ± 0.7* | 4.6 ± 0.4 | 5.4 ± 0.3 | |
Females fed Teklad 8604 | |||||||
8 | 12 | 8 | 16.7 ± 0.7† | 19.2 ± 0.9 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 4.4 ± 0.5 | |
125 | 10 | 9 | 30.1 ± 0.8 | 23.3 ± 0.9*,** | 6.2 ± 0.4† | 4.4 ± 0.4*,** |
P < 0.01, comparison between strains at the same age and same sex;
P < 0.01, comparison with males of the same strain and age.