Mother No.   No. of pups alive   Av. Pup Weight.   Sex Ratio   No. of pups alive   Av. Pup weight   Sex Ratio   No. of pups alive   Av. Pup weight   Sex Ratio   No. of pups alive   Av. pup weight   Sex Ratio   No. of  Pups Alive   Av. Pup Weight
1 5 1.49 1:4 5 2.27 1:4 5 3.22 1:4 5 5.59 1:4 5 7.28
2 7 1.44 3:4 7 1.61 3:4 7 2.46 3:4 6 4.71 3:3 6 5.36
3 7 1.45 4:3 7 2.18 4:2 6 1.90 4:2 5 5.58 4:1 5 7.05
4 3 1.82 2:1 3 2.08 2:1 3 4.08 2:1 2 5.31 1:1 ----- ------
5 7 1.46 5:2 7 2.16 5:2 7 3.10 5:2 7 4.34 5:2 7 7.41
Avg. 5.8
+0.72
1.53
+0.05
50%
50%
5.8
+0.70
2.04
+0.67
52%
48.%
5.30
+0.67
2.95
+0.35
52%
48%
5.0
+0.64
5.10
+0.52
51.2%
48.7%
4.60
+0.73
5.22
+0.92
Student’s t test: *Significant difference (p<0.05)** highly significant difference (p<0.01)
Table 2b: Neonatal observation of mice born to mothers given 1/100 concentration of sludge leachate.