Postweaning Performance of the Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina): A Neotropical Rodent with Potential for Domestication

Table 2

Live weight () of agouti (D. leporina) offsprings at various weaning ages.

Weeks	T1	T2	T3	T4	value
1	—	—	—	325	—
2	—	—	415	365	0.12
3	—	543^a	475^a	325^b	0.03
4	705^a	596^a	551^a	360^b	0.03
5	752^a	640^a	581^a	390^b	0.02
6	822^a	693^a	673^a	445^b	0.04
7	877^a	771^a	772^a	560^b	0.03

a, b indicate the means in the same column that had different superscripts are significantly different (). T1, offsprings weaned at four weeks; T2, offsprings weaned at three weeks; T3, offsprings weaned at two weeks; T4, offsprings weaned at one week.