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

Table 3

Final live weight and average daily gain for the offsprings weaned at different times.

Parameters	T1	T2	T3	T4	value
Average birthweight (g)	220	215	295	240	—
Final weight () (@ 7 weeks)	877^a	771^a	772^a	560^b	0.03
Weight gain (g)	657^a	556^a	477^a	320^b	0.04
Average daily gain (ADG) (g/day)	13.4^a	11.35^a	9.73^a	6.53^b	0.02
Average litter size	1.5	1.25	1.5	1.5	0.65

a, b indicate 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.