| 
      Student’s t test: *Significant difference (p<0.05)** highly significant difference (p<0.01)
        | Post Natal Day 1 | Post Natal Day 4 | Post Natal Day 7 | Post Natal Day 14 | Post Natal Day 21 |  
        | S.No. | No. of pups alive | Avg. pup wgt. | Sex Ratio M: F
 | No. of pups alive | Avg. pup wgt. | Sex Ratio M: F
 | No. of pups alive | Avg. pup wgt. | Sex Ratio M: F
 | No. of Pups Alive | Avg. Pup Wgt. | Sex Ratio M: F
 | No. of Pups  Alive | Avg. Pup Wgt. | Sex Ratio M: F |  
        | 1 | 4 | 1.52 | 2:2 | 4 | 2.35 | 2:2 | 4 | 3.50 | 2: 2 | 4 | 5.54 | 2;2 | 4 | 8.04 | 2;2 |  
        | 2 | 5 | 1.91 | 2:3 | 5 | 2.30 | 2:3 | 5 | 3.19 | 2:3 | 5 | 4.66 | 2:3 | 5 | 6.52 | 2:3 |  
        | 3 | 6 | 1.44 | 3:3 | 5 | 2.18 | 3:2 | 5 | 2.41 | 3:2 | 5 | 3.37 | 3:2 | 5 | 5.03 | 3:2 |  
        | 4 | 5 | 1.18 | 5:0 | 5 | 2.19 | 5:0 | 5 | 3.22 | 5:0 | 5 | 5.97 | 5:0 | 5 | 7.99 | 5:0 |  
        | 5 | 8 | 1.12 | 2:6 | 6 | 1.34 | 2:4 | 5 | 2.68 | 1:4 | 5 | 4.12 | 1:4 | 5 | 6.06 | 1:4 |  
        | Average | 5.6 +0.40
 | 1.43 +0.07
 | 50 50
 | 5 +0.30
 | 2.07 +0.11
 | 52.8 47.1
 | 4.80 +0.23
 | 3.0 +0.14
 | 50.98 49.01
 | 4.80 +0.23
 | 4.53 +0.36
 | 50.98 49.01
 | 4.80 +0.23
 | 6.73 +0.45
 | 50.98 49.01
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