. 2022 Jul 12;12:11810. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14683-z

Table 1.

Body weight and intestinal biometrical parameters from normal (NW) and intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) male littermate pigs throughout the production phases.

Parameters	Birth			26 days			70 days			150 dias
Parameters	NW (n = 8)	IUGR (n = 8)	P-value	NW (n = 10)	IUGR (n = 10)	P-value	NW (n = 10)	IUGR (n = 10)	P-value	NW (n = 10)	IUGR (n = 10)	P-value
Body weight (kg)	1.62 ± 0.01^a	0.87 ± 0.01^b	0.005	6.6 ± 0.10^a	4.8 ± 0.10^b	0.001	25.0 ± 0.40^a	18.5 ± 0.40^b	0.001	106.0 ± 1.30^a	90.0 ± 1.30^b	0.032
SI weight (kg)	0.060 ± 0.005^a	0.030 ± 0.005^b	0.002	0.2 ± 0.2^a	0.1 ± 0.2^b	0.034	1.6 ± 0.7^a	1.2 ± 0.7^b	0.003	3.1 ± 0.2^a	3.0 ± 0.2^a	0.074
SI length (m)	4.0 ± 0.1^a	2.6 ± 0.1^b	0.0001	7.2 ± 0.2^a	6.7 ± 0.2^b	0.035	15.0 ± 0.4^a	13.6 ± 0.4^b	0.012	18.5 ± 0.6^a	18.0 ± 0.5^a	0.621
Relative SI weight	0.03 ± 0.002^a	0.03 ± 0.006^a	0.678	0.04 ± 0.004^a	0.04 ± 0.002^a	0.830	0.05 ± 0.002^a	0.07 ± 0.007^b	0.039	0.02 ± 0.001^a	0.03 ± 0.002^a	0.074
Relative SI length	2.52 ± 0.12^a	3.30 ± 0.30^a	0.070	1.44 ± 0.15^a	1.64 ± 0.18^a	0.975	0.55 ± 0.02^a	0.80 ± 0.09^b	0.014	0.16 ± 0.008^a	0.19 ± 0.014^a	0.498
Brain weight (g)	27.5 ± 0.5^a	24.4 ± 0.5^b	0.003	–	–		–	–		–	–
Liver weight (g)	52.5 ± 4.3^a	20.5 ± 4.3^b	0.001	146.5 ± 9.1^a	101.8 ± 9.1^b	0.006	917.0 ^a ± 39.2^b	672.0^a ± 39.2^b	0.0003	1839.0 ± 128^a	1864.0 ± 128^a	0.894
Brain:liver	0.55 ± 0.07^a	1.24 ± 0.07^b	0.0003	–	–		–	–		–	–

Relative SI weight: small intestine (kg)/body weight (kg). Relative SI length: small intestine (m)/body weight (kg).

SI small intestine.

^abWithin the same age, least square means with different superscripts within a row differ (P < 0.05).