Table 2: Indicators of litter size, litter weight, and body weight at birth to 3rd d of life.
Groups
Control
Trained
Low protein diet
Trained + low protein diet
Mean
S.E.M
Mean
S.E.M
Mean
S.E.M
Mean
S.E.M
Litter size
11.0
0.3
10
0.2
10
0.3
10
0.2
Litter weight (g)
66.9
0.9
65.2
0.9
55.7*
1.1
55.8*
0.9
Birth weight (g)
7.1
0.09
6.9
0.1
5.7*
0.1
5.9*
0.1
Body weight (g)
1st d
7.9
0.1
7.1
0.08
5.9*
0.1
6.1*
0.2
2nd d
8.9
0.2
8.7
0.2
5.9*
0.03
5.9*
0.1
3rd d
9.4
0.1
9.7
0.1
6.1*
0.1
6.5*
0.2
During gestation, the dams were submitted to physical training (5 days per week, with a progressively reduction of duration and intensity) and fed a low-protein diet. The pups into each litter were evaluated at birth to 3rd d of life. The values are presented as mean and S.E.M. C using two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni’s post-hoc test.