Table 3. Dam Pregnancy and Litter Mortality Outcomes.
WT LFD | WT HFD | Tph1-/- LFD | Tph1-/- HFD | |
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Average Number of Pregnancies | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 1.7 ± 0.2 |
Number of Dams with a Successful First Pregnancy and Lactation (%) | 5 / 8 (63%) | 2 / 4 (50%) | 7 / 10 (70%) | 2 / 6 (33%) |
Days from First Mating to Birth of a Litter that Survived through L10 | 24.0 ± 2.3 | 31.3 ± 5.7 | 24.6 ± 2.3 | 27.0 ± 3.3 |
Litter Size on L0 (pups) | 7.0 ± 0.4 | 7.0 ± 0.7 | 7.3 ± 0.7 | 7.5 ± 0.7 |
Litter Size on L1 (pups) | 6.9 ± 0.5 | 4.0 ± 0.7 | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 5.8 ± 0.5 |
Pups Dead from L0 to L1 (% of total pups from all litters) | 2.1 ± 2.1 | 43 ± 6.9 | 12 ± 4.1 | 20 ± 7.7 |
Litter Size on L10 (pups) | 6.4 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 5.6 ± 0.8 | 5.3 ± 0.7 |