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. 2013 Nov 12;9(2):286–296. doi: 10.4161/epi.27110

Table 1. Effects of choline supplementation on reproductive success.

Fetal experiment
  C3H tx-j C3H choline tx-j choline
Dams bred 9 7 9 6
% Pregnant 88.8 71.4 66.6 83.3
Number of fetuses/dam 7.8 ± 1.7 6.5 ± 0.5 9.1 ± 1.1 6.2 ± 1.4
Weanling experiment
  C3H tx-j C3H choline tx-j choline
Dams bred 10 8 6 3
% Pregnant 80 87.5 100 100
% litters born of pregnant 100 100 100 100
Number of pups/dam 8.1 ± 1.8 6.8 ± 2.5 5.4 ± 0.9 4.3 ± 3
M/F 5/6 6/4 4/6 3/4