Reproductive performance and gestational effort in relation to dietary fatty acids in guinea pigs

Table 4 Reproductive performance of female guinea pigs maintained on a control (n =10), high-PUFA (n = 8), or high-SFA (n = 10) diet

Reproductive parameter	Control	PUFA	SFA
Litter size¹	3 (2–5)^ab	3.5 (2–5)^a	3 (1–3)^b
Sex ratio²	0.56 (0.36, 0.76)	0.66 (0.44, 0.89)	0.68 (0.49, 0.88)
Gestation duration¹	69 (67–70)	68 (64–69)	68 (67–73)
Total litter mass³	368.8 ± 29.1^a	355.6 ± 32.5^ab	260.6 ± 29.1^b
Individual birth mass³	112.1 ± 3.8	102.3 ± 4.2	110.5 ± 4.0
Survival rate²	0.73 (0.47, 0.89)	0.89 (0.60, 0.98)	0.92 (0.58, 0.99)

¹Data given as median and range; analysis via Kruskal-Wallis test
²Data given as (mean) effect size and lower and upper confidence limits; analysis via GLM with binomial link
³Data given as mean ± s.e.m; analysis via ANOVA or LME
Different superscript letters indicate significant differences between single groups (P ≤ 0.05)

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