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Table 3 Sow body weight, litter size, fetal weight, and variation in fetal weight within a litter on day 90 of pregnancy

From: Moderately decreased maternal dietary energy intake during pregnancy reduces fetal skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in the pigs

Item

SE

LE

SEM

P value

Sow BW (kg)

 At insemination

72.7

72.9

0.9

0.840

 At day 90 of pregnancy

127.9

117.0

1.9

0.002

Litter size

12.0

11.8

0.9

0.856

Fetal weight (g)

574.4

507.7

17.9

0.039

CV, %

14.86

12.72

1.48

0.345

  1. n = 4 for each group
  2. SE maternal standard-energy diet, LE maternal low-energy diet, BW body weight, CV coefficient of variation, values determined from fetal weights within each litter