Table 1.
Group allocation | ||||
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Non-pregnant | Pregnant | |||
Control | Restricted | Control | Restricted | |
F1 body weight (g) | ||||
Postnatal day 1 | 4.03 ± 0.07 | 3.55 ± 0.09* | 4.00 ± 0.08 | 3.42 ± 0.07* |
Postnatal day 6 | 8.53 ± 0.27 | 7.28 ± 0.49* | 7.67 ± 0.42 | 6.15 ± 0.35*# |
Postnatal day 14 | 20.57 ± 0.50 | 19.57 ± 1.40 | 20.20 ± 1.03 | 17.82 ± 1.07 |
Postnatal day 35 | 73.67 ± 1.45 | 67.33 ± 3.15 | 66.80 ± 2.20 | 63.48 ± 1.87 |
Mating | — | — | 204 ± 4 | 203 ± 7 |
Postmortem | 212 ± 5 | 214 ± 4 | 288 ± 5 | 278 ± 9# |
Pregnancy weight gain | — | — | 84 ± 3 | 75 ± 3 |
Values are expressed as means ± SEM; n= 9–11/group. *P < 0.05 vs. Control (main effect); #P < 0.05 vs. non-pregnant (main effect). — indicates no measure.