Fig. 1

Evolution of animal weights during the experimental period. Average animal weight (kg) of each treatment in relation to approximate age in days from the beginning (120 d) to the end of the experiment (240 d); Ent AL = Entire males subjected to ad libitum intake; Cas AL = Castrated males subjected to ad libitum intake; Fem AL = Females subjected to ad libitum intake; Ent 30 = Entire males subjected to 30% feed restriction; Cas 30 = Castrated males subjected to 30% feed restriction; Fem 30 = Females subjected to 30% feed restriction; Ent 60 = Entire males subjected to 60% feed restriction; Cas 60 = Castrated males subjected to 60% feed restriction; Fem 60 = Females subjected to 60% feed restriction