Table 2.
Fetal and placentomal measurements on day 78 and day 135 of gestation in fetuses from control (C), nutrient restricted (NR), and nutrient restricted re-alimented (NR-RE) ewes.
| Gestation length | day 78 | day 135 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary group | C (n = 8) | NR (n = 8) | C (n = 12) | NR-RE (n = 13) |
| Fetal Wt. (g) | 278.90 ± 11.89 b | 207.11 ± 8.21 a | 4901.22 ± 188.74 c | 4896.18 ± 159.92 c |
| CRL (cm) | 23.75 ± 0.54 b | 21.56 ± 0.61 a | 55.96 ± 0.78 c | 55.42 ± 0.71 c |
| Brain Wt. (g) | 7.15 ± 0.03 b | 6.48 ± 0.03 a | 42.18 ± 1.24 c | 45.34 ± 2.58 c |
| Brain/Fetal Wt. Ratio | 0.027 ± 0.000 b | 0.031 ± 0.000 c | 0.0088 ± 0.0002 a | 0.0093 ± 0.0004 a |
| Total Placentome Wt. (g) | 701.35 ± 51.12 b | 553.42 ± 40.06 a | 509.63 ± 41.80 a | 503.61 ± 39.98 a |
| Total Placentome Number | 57 ± 5.83 a | 49.00 ± 5.97 a | 52.00 ± 4.03 a | 53.23 ± 4.50 a |
| Ave. Placentome Wt. (g) | 13.34 ± 1.62 a | 12.20 ± 1.33 a | 10.01 ± 0.71 a | 9.94 ± 0.99 a |
| Fetal/Placentome Wt. Ratio | 0.41 ± 0.03 a | 0.39 ± 0.03 a | 10.09 ± 0.57 b | 10.44 ± 0.98 b |
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Means ± SEM within a measurement with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05).