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Table 2 Fetal phenotypes

From: Surgical alteration of uterine space influences embryonic loss and fetal growth in the contemporary pig

Parameters

Group

P-value

CON (n = 75)

UOL (n = 63)

UHO (n = 46)

Body weight (g)

629.11 ± 165.64b

861.14 ± 111.39a

723.89 ± 196.63ab

0.009

Body weight CV

18.07 ± 8.48a

8.29 ± 3.64b

16.90 ± 6.87ab

0.026

Empty body weight (g)

508.04 ± 137.37b

700.16 ± 91.79a

579.00 ± 162.20ab

0.009

Empty body weight CV

18.47 ± 9.07a

8.76 ± 3.77b

16.91 ± 7.37ab

0.044

CRL (mm)

295.48 ± 27.99b

326.56 ± 16.97a

308.26 ± 28.14ab

0.013

CRL CV

7.03 ± 2.99a

3.76 ± 1.14b

6.61 ± 2.46ab

0.036

Girth length(mm)

71.37 ± 7.68b

80.35 ± 4.36a

73.81 ± 8.15ab

0.013

Girth length CV

6.98 ± 3.63ab

3.74 ± 0.94b

7.39 ± 3.07a

0.048

Density (g/cm3)

0.92 ± 0.06

0.92 ± 0.06

0.94 ± 0.07

0.271

Density CV

5.26 ± 2.43

5.21 ± 1.75

5.66 ± 2.48

0.922

Head

    

Skull curve length (mm)

91.53 ± 4.53

94.70 ± 3.37

93.84 ± 4.19

0.089

Skull linear length (mm)

82.70 ± 5.26b

87.74 ± 3.33a

85.49 ± 5.20ab

0.033

Skull curve-to-linear length

1.11 ± 0.03a

1.08 ± 0.01b

1.10 ± 0.04ab

0.046

Snout height (mm)

42.45 ± 4.29b

47.35 ± 2.61a

46.31 ± 4.05a

0.009

Skull height (mm)

63.18 ± 5.01b

68.89 ± 3.10a

65.57 ± 4.46ab

0.009

Snout-to-skull height

0.67 ± 0.02b

0.69 ± 0.02a

0.71 ± 0.02a

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, with coefficient of variation calculated within litter. CON = Control; UOL = Unilateral oviductal ligation; UHO = Unilateral hysterectomy-ovariectomy; CRL = Crown rump length. a, b Values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05