TABLE 2 .
Maternal Weight Gain, Litter Size, and Pup Weights
| Dose μg TEQ/kg | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Control 1 | Control 2a | 0.05 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Note. Maternal weight gain was calculated from GD 9 to GD 20. Values are litter means ± SD. | |||||||
| aControl 2 was run simultaneously with the 2.0 μg TEQ/kg group. | |||||||
| Maternal wt. gain (g) | 97.0 ± 6.0 | 101.3 ± 7.6 | 98.9 ± 5.0 | 108.2 ± 4.0 | 97.6 ± 8.7 | 103.5 ± 4.3 | 100.8 ± 6.1 |
| Average litter size | 12.9 ± 1.8 | 12.3 ± 2.3 | 12.0 ± 1.8 | 14.0 ± 2.6 | 13.2 ± 2.5 | 12.4 ± 1.6 | 12.8 ± 2.6 |
| Mean pup wt. (g) | 6.5 ± 0.7 | 6.3 ± 0.7 | 6.6 ± 0.7 | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 6.2 ± 0.6 | 6.0 ± 0.6 | 6.1 ± 0.8 |