Table 5. Reproductive performance of the control, irradiated and Growth hormone treated females.
Treated groups | Fecundability | Fecundity |
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Control | (10) 100% | 8 |
IR | (1) 10% | 3a |
IR/GH | (10) 100% | 9b |
GH | (10) 100% | 5a,b |
Fecundability was expressed as a percentage of pregnant females among mated females (n = 10). Fecundity was expressed as the number of pups per mated females. Fecundity values represent the median; they were compared by Kruskal-Wallis’s test followed by Dunn’ multiple comparisons as a post-hoc test, and differences were considered significant when P,< 0.05. a or b: Significantly different from control or radiation group, respectively at P< 0.05.