Table 1.
Female puberty |
Female fecundity |
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Genotype | Age of VO (d) | n | Dam genotype | n (dams) | Number of litters | Days to delivery | Pups/litter |
hPRL0:mPRL+ | 36.3 ± 1.65 | 8 | hPRL0:mPRL+ | 3 | 6 | 25.7 ± 1.3 | 7.8 ± 0.8 |
hPRL+:mPRL+ | 37.4 ± 0.90 | 14 | hPRL+:mPRL+ | 6 | 11 | 23.5 ± 0.9 | 10 ± 1.0 |
hPRL0:mPRL− | 49.6 ± 0.87a | 15 | hPRL0:mPRL− | 5 | 0 | NA | NA |
hPRL+:mPRL− | 38.5 ± 1.07 | 15 | hPRL+:mPRL− | 7 | 15 | 24.5 ± 0.9 | 8.5 ± 0.6 |
P < .001.
NA, not applicable.