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Table 2 Total piglets, litter size and piglets’ sex derived from RF-IVP, C-IVP or AI

From: Reproductive fluids, used for the in vitro production of pig embryos, result in healthy offspring and avoid aberrant placental expression of PEG3 and LUM

Groups

RF-IVP

C-IVP

AI

Total No. of piglets born (live-born piglets)

19 (18)

30 (29)

58 (58)

Males (live-born males)

11 (10)

11 (11)

25 (25)

Females (live-born females)

8 (8)

19 (18)

33 (33)

Litter size

Total litter size (males + females)

4.75 ± 1.71a

7.50 ± 2.52ab

14.50 ± 6.40b

Males

2.75 ± 0.50

2.75 ± 1.71

6.25 ± 3.69

Females

2.00 ± 1.41a

4.75 ± 3.77ab

8.25 ± 4.03b

  1. The number of live born piglets appears in brackets
  2. a-bValues in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)