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Table 2 Influence of dietary energy level on the reproductive performance of gilts

From: Maternal nutrition modulates fetal development by inducing placental efficiency changes in gilts

Items

Days of gestation

Con

HE

p-value

Backfat, mm

0

12.33 ± 0.82

12.50 ± 1.05

0.770

55

15.59 ± 1.03

16.76 ± 1.14

0.240

90

16.89 ± 0.96

18.65 ± 1.20

0.035

114

17.17 ± 0.88

20.30 ± 1.21

0.056

Fetal weight, g

55

86.07 ± 3.56

92.59 ± 2.21

0.195

90

647.18 ± 31.12

780.03 ± 11.81

0.016

114

1.28 ± 0.11

1.43 ± 0.05

0.012

CVweight, %

55

9.8 ± 2.1

7.4 ± 1.9

0.440

90

15.2 ± 1.2

10.5 ± 1.5

0.047

114

20.9 ± 2.8

12.0 ± 0.9

0.046

  1. Con control group (12.56 MJ of DE/kg), HE high energy group (14.23 MJ of DE/kg)
  2. CVweight: within-litter variation of fetal or piglet. n = 4 for each group on days 55 and 90 of gestation; n = 6 for each group on day 114 of gestation