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. 2018 Oct 17;97(1):359–373. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky409

Table 3.

Least square means (±SE) of fetal and utero-placental variables on day 70, 90, or 110 of gestation in gilts

Day Sex Sex * day Effect P-value2
Variable1 70 90 110 F M F, 70 M, 70 F, 90 M, 90 F, 110 M, 110 Day Gilt(day) Sex Sex * day
FW, g 223 (15)a 602 (10)b 1197 (13)c 656 (10)a 692 (11)b 219 (19)a 227 (23)a 584 (15)b 620 (15)b 1166 (19)c 1228 (18)d <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.05 NS
PW, g 136 (7)a 172 (5)b 213 (6)c 170 (5)a 177 (5)a 137 (8)a 135 (10)a 169 (7)b 176 (7)b 206 (9)c 221 (8)c <0.0001 <0.0001 NS NS
PE 1.8 (0.1)a 3.7 (0.1)b 5.7 (0.1)c 3.7 (0.1)a 3.7 (0.1)a 1.8 (0.1)a 1.8 (0.2)a 3.6 (0.1)b 3.8 (0.1)b 5.8 (0.1)c 5.6 (0.1)c <0.0001 <0.0001 NS NS
CRL, cm 17.4 (0.2)a 23.5 (0.1)b 29.0 (0.2)c 23.2 (0.1)a 23.4 (0.1)a 17.2 (0.3)a 17.6 (0.3)a 23.2 (0.2)b 23.7 (0.2)b 29.1 (0.3)c 29.0 (0.2)c <0.0001 <0.0001 NS NS
HWT, g 1.7 (0.2)a 4.9 (0.1)b 11.3 (0.1)c 5.8 (0.1)a 6.1 (0.1)b 1.7 (0.2)a 1.7 (0.2)a 4.8 (0.2)b 5.0 (0.2)b 10.8 (0.2)c 11.7 (0.2)d <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.05 <0.05
LIVWT, g 7.8 (0.7)a 16.7 (0.5)b 40.9 (0.6)c 21.4 (0.5)a 22.2 (0.5)a 7.7 (0.9)a 7.9 (1.1)a 16.6 (0.7)b 16.8 (0.7)b 40.0 (0.9)c 41.8 (0.8)c <0.0001 <0.0001 NS NS
ISL, cm 17.3 (0.7)a 19.4 (0.5)b 26.8 (0.6)c 20.7 (0.5)a 21.7 (0.5)a 17.3 (0.8)a 17.3 (1.0)a 18.8 (0.6)ab 20.0 (0.6)b 25.8 (0.9)c 27.8 (0.8)c <0.0001 <0.0001 NS NS
FFV, mL 237 (12)a 178 (8)b 72 (11)c 157 (8)a 168 (9)a 232 (15)a 243 (18)a 163 (11)b 192 (12)b 75 (16)c 69 (14)c <0.0001 <0.0001 NS NS
P-VD, % 1.0 (0.2)a 1.4 (0.1)a 2.7 (0.2)b 1.9 (0.1)a 1.5 (0.2)b 1.1 (0.2)a 0.8 (0.4)a 1.6 (0.2)a 1.3 (0.2)a 3.0 (0.2)b 2.4 (0.2)c <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.05 NS
E-VD, % 2.9 (0.2)a 2.5 (0.1)a 2.8 (0.2)a 2.9 (0.1)a 2.5 (0.2)b 3.3 (0.2)a 2.6 (0.4)ab 2.4 (0.2)b 2.5 (0.2)b 3.1 (0.2)a 2.5 (0.2)b <0.1 NS <0.05 NS

a–dLeast square means with different superscripts within a row and per effect (day, sex, sex * day) differ (P < 0.05).

1Placental efficiency (PE), placental weight (PW), fetal weight (FW), crown-rump length (CRL), heart weight (HW), liver weight (LIVWT), implantation site length (ISL), fetal fluid volume (FFV), placental vascular density (P-VD), endometrial vascular density (E-VD).

2Not significant (NS).