Table 2.
Effects of gestational time and sex on foetal adiposity. Mean values (%) for fat content in the longissimus dorsi muscle (LD) and liver at Gestational Day (GD) 70 and 90 in female (F) and male (M) foetuses.
| 70 | 90 | MSE a | p-Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same Age F vs. M | Same Sex 70 vs. 90 | ||||||||
| F | M | F | M | 70 | 90 | F | M | ||
| Fat in LD (%) | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.003 | 0.605 | 0.681 | 0.293 | 0.641 |
| Fat in Liver (%) | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.002 | 0.434 | 0.522 | 0.814 | 0.294 |
| Fat in carcass | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.002 | 0.107 | 0.070 | 0.069 | 0.660 |
a MSE = Mean square error.