Table 5.
Effect of antenatal high fat nutrition on ovarian and growth performance at Day 160 and upon puberty of offspring gilts.
| Item | d160 | p-Value | Puberty | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | HFD | CON | HFD | |||
| Small follicles numbers (1–3 mm) | 13.33 ± 1.20 | 14.00 ± 3.05 | 0.849 | 29.33 ± 1.76 | 16.33 ± 4.10 | <0.05 |
| Large follicles numbers (≥4 mm) | 16.67 ± 1.76 | 9.33 ± 0.67 | <0.05 | 16.67 ± 0.67 | 14.00 ± 1.00 | 0.091 |
| Ovary weight (g) | 10.18 ± 0.70 | 9.70 ± 0.05 | 0.530 | 16.96 ± 1.07 | 11.25 ± 2.17 | 0.078 |
| Liver weight (g) | 1403.4 ± 37.00 | 1241.75 ± 52.78 | <0.05 | 1768.5 ± 43.12 | 1667.33 ± 84.78 | 0.299 |
| Spleen weight (g) | 158.53 ± 8.80 | 158.33 ± 17.18 | 0.186 | 275 ± 33.29 | 201.5 ± 9.95 | 0.059 |
| Back fat thickness (mm) | 14.6 ± 0.05 | 18.2 ± 0.06 | <0.05 | 19.6 ± 0.03 | 23.9 ± 0.11 | <0.05 |
| Age at puberty (day) | - | - | - | 185.00 ± 2.04 | 189.50 ± 3.86 | 0.370 |
d160, at Day 160 of the offspring; puberty, upon the offspring reaching puberty; 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).