Table 1.

Relative organ weights and parameters of preterm pigs treated with rhIGF-1/BP-3^*.

Parameter	rhIGF-1/BP-3	Controls
Number of animals	23–24	22–24
Birth weight, g	1164 ± 63	1180 ± 60
Kill weight, g	1232 ± 66	1249 ± 61
Daily weight gain, g	14.9 ± 2.7	15.3 ± 2.5
SI length, cm/kg	285.7± 9.9	280.4 ± 8.0
SI weight:length, mg/cm	91.8 ± 2.6	89.9 ± 3.2
Stomach acidity, pH	3.8 ± 0.1	3.8 ± 0.1
Relative organ weights, g/kg:
Liver	27.4 ± 0.7	28.0 ± 0.6
Spleen	2.7 ± 0.2	2.4 ± 0.1
Kidney	8.7 ± 0.3	8.2 ± 0.3
Stomach	6.2 ± 0.2	6.8 ± 0.4
Stomach content	25.8 ± 1.6	27.4 ± 2.5
Colon	16.0 ± 0.6	16.3 ± 0.7
SI total	25.8 ± 0.6	24.9 ± 0.7
SI Proximal	9.1 ± 0.3	8.6 ± 0.4
SI Middle	7.9 ± 0.6	7.3 ± 0.4
SI Distal	7.7 ± 0.2	7.6 ± 0.2

^*Values are mean ± SEM. There were no significant differences for any variable between groups (all p > 0.05). SI, Small intestine.