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Table 4 Treatment effects on litter traits from Experiment 2

From: Glucosamine supplementation during late gestation alters placental development and increases litter size

 

Treatmenta

Variable

Glucosamine

Glucose

Total born

15.6 ± 0.4 (128)

15.2 ± 0.4 (127)

Born alive

14.0 ± 0.3

13.8 ± 0.3

Mummies

0.56 ± 0.08

0.57 ± 0.08

Birth weights

1.37 ± 0.02 (1970)

1.35 ± 0.02 (1915)

Weaning weights

5.48 ± 0.06

5.43 ± 0.06

Preweaning mortality

0.17 ± 0.01

0.16 ± 0.01

  1. aDifferences between glucosamine and glucose supplementation were not statistically significant. Number of observations are in parentheses. Litter size trait, birth and weaning weight least squares means for glucosamine and glucose supplemented sows from Exp. 2 are presented
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

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