Table 4.
Effects of maternal high fat nutrition treatments on the weight performance of offspring female gilts at various ages.
| Item | CON | HFD | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight at Day 55 of gestation (g) | 92.59 ± 2.21 | 86.07 ± 3.56 | 0.195 |
| Body weight at Day 90 of gestation (g) | 673.34 ± 57.88 | 632.32 ± 102.17 | 0.739 |
| Body weight at birth (kg) | 1.17 ± 0.69 | 1.20 ± 0.15 | 0.859 |
| Body weight at Day 160 of offspring (kg) | 75.75 ± 0.85 | 84.13 ± 3.73 | 0.071 |
| Body weight upon puberty of offspring (kg) | 110.8 ± 2.41 | 110.8 ± 2.14 | 1 |
CON, normal dietary group and gilts were fed diets containing 7.27% crude fat during gestation; HFD, high fat dietary group and gilts were fed diets containing 11.78% crude fat during gestation (n = 4 for each group).