Days

0

20

40

80

Number of females

30

30

30

30

Number of dams

27

26

27

28

Body weight (g)

0

26.30 ± 0.80

26.11 ± 0.73

26.30 ± 0.18

26.27± 0.61

6

30.10 ± 0.99

30.22± 0.82

30.33± 0.30

30. 21 ± 0.77

9

33.60 ± 0.78

33.66 ± 0.34

33.19 ± 0.37

33.15 ± 0.88

12

37.90 ± 0.51

37.88 ± 0.29

37.50 ± 0.28

37.99 ± 0.65

15

40.00 ± 0.63

40.60 ± 0.56

40.55 ± 0.51

40.11 ± 0.52

18

44.61 ± 0.34

43.77 ± 0.67

44.06 ± 0.66

44.28 ± 0.26

Body weight gain (g)

0-6

3.80 ± 1

4.11 ± 2

4.03 ± 1

  3.94 ± 2

6-9

3.50 ± 1

3.44 ± 1

2.86 ± 2

2.94 ± 1

9-12

4.30 ± 3

4.22 ± 2

4.31 ± 3

4.84 ± 5

12-15

2.10 ± 4

2.75 ± 5

3.05 ± 4

2.12 ± 3

15-18

4.61 ± 1

3.17 ± 1

3.51 ± 1

4.17 ± 1

6-15

9.90 ± 5

10.38 ± 2

10.22 ± 3

9.90 ± 2