Table 3.
Maternal and birthing outcomes as a function of Diet Group (mean ± SD)
| Diet Group
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Deficient | Excess | Probability | |
| Pregnant dams (n) | 24 | 31 | 23 | |
| Gestation length (days) | 22.6 ± 0.9 | 22.6 ± 1.0 | 22.8 ± 1.1 | N.S. |
| Maternal weight gain | ||||
| GD1 to GD21 (g) | 86.3 ± 28.9 | 78.9 ± 25.9 | 83.8 ± 28.9 | N.S. |
| Maternal weekly food consumption | ||||
| GD1 to GD21 (g) | 169 ± 13 | 162 ± 13 | 166 ± 13 | N.S. |
| Maternal weekly food consumption | ||||
| PND1 to PND21 (g) | 257 ± 26 | 246 ± 25 | 233 ± 26 | N.S. |
| Litter size (# pups) | 14.6 ± 4.5 | 14.8 ± 2.6 | 14.6 ± 3.3 | N.S. |
| Live births (# pups) | 14.4 ± 5.0 | 13.8 ± 3.1 | 14.4 ± 3.7 | N.S. |
| Litter weight (g) | 93.7 ± 26.6 | 96.7 ± 19.6 | 89.1 ± 21.0 | N.S. |
| Pup birth weights (g) | 6.6 ± 0.9 | 6.7 ± 0.9 | 6.3 ± 0.7 | N.S. |
| Postnatal mortalities: | ||||
| Pups affected (%) | 9.1 | 9.4 | 15.2 * | 0.101 |
| Litters affects (%) | 29.2 | 40.0 | 52.2 ** | N.S. |
N.S. = not significant
*
Different from the Control group at p = 0.051 (Fisher’s Exact test, one-sided)
**
Different from the Control group at p = 0.095 (Fisher’s Exact test, one-sided)