Table 1.
Summary of phenotypic trait and blood gas values by day, along with published references for comparison
| Median | Mean + _ Standard Deviation | p value | Variable trend with age | Adult Breeder Values [19] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D4 | D20 | D4 | D20 | Range | Mean | |||
| Body Mass (g) | 112.25 | 987.50 | 110.75 ± 5.54 | 912.64 ± 134.37 | < 0.0001 | + | NA | NA |
| Liver Mass (g) | 3.77 | 23.35 | 4.29 ± 1.43 | 25.01 ± 4.28 | < 0.0001 | + | NA | NA |
| Normalized Liver Mass (%) | 0.034 | 0.027 | 0.039 ± 0.012 | 0.028 ± 0.004 | 0.0214 | – | NA | NA |
| pH | 6.88 | 7.08 | 6.83 ± 0.13 | 7.05 ± 0.06 | 0.0034 | + | 7.28–7.57 | 7.42 |
| PCO2 (mm Hg) | 87.70 | 84.40 | 87.47 ± 23.51 | 91.03 ± 16.91 | 0.7513 | NA | 25.9–49.5 | 37.7 |
| PO2 (mm Hg)a | 82.00 | 61.00 | 88.29 ± 23.45 | 55.71 ± 9.16 | 0.0021 | – | 32.0–60.5 | 46.2 |
| HCO3 (mmol/L) | 17.90 | 24.80 | 15.39 ± 5.49 | 24.77 ± 1.05 | 0.0037 | + | 18.9–30.3 | 24.6 |
| Base Excess (BE)a | −14.50 | −6.00 | −16.17 ± 3.82 | − 5.86 ± 0.9 | 0.0031 | + | −6.8 - 7.2 | 0.2 |
| sO2 (%) | 78.00 | 70.00 | 81.14 ± 7.73 | 70.29 ± 9.67 | 0.0398 | – | 70.6–93.3 | 82 |
| Glu (mg/dL) | 206.00 | 230.00 | 208.57 ± 18.79 | 238.86 ± 19.04 | 0.0112 | + | 207.2–260.7 | 234 |
| TCO2 | 20.00 | 28.00 | 17.71 ± 6.02 | 27.57 ± 1.51 | 0.0044 | + | 19.9–31.5 | 25.7 |
| Na (mmol/L)a | 130.00 | 140.00 | 130.14 ± 2.54 | 139.14 ± 2.41 | 0.0025 | + | 141.6–152.6 | 147.1 |
a Denotes Wilcoxon test was used instead of t-test