Table 2 Data on reproduction efficiency and weight of animals at birth and during the first two weeks of age.
Parameters | Experimental group | |
|---|---|---|
ALA | n-3 LC-PUFA | |
Mating efficiency (pregnant females/total mated females) | 16/18 | 16/18 |
Parturition time after starting to mate (days) | 24 ± 1 | 22 ± 1 |
Total number of newborn male rats (from 16 litters) | 105 | 110 |
Total number of newborn female rats (from 16 litters) | 100 | 118 |
Number of newborn rats per litter | 12.8 ± 4.5 | 14.3 ± 3.0 |
Mean weight of the newborn rat (g) | 7.7 ± 1.7 | 7.1 ± 0.7 |
Mean weight of the rat at birth after adjusting to 10 rats per litter (g) | 7.7 ± 1.5 | 7.2 ± 0.6 |
Mortality during the first days of life (n) | 1 at 7 days | 3 at 7 days |
Weight of the rat at day 14 (g) | 46.3 ± 3.3 | 46.0 ±4.3 |
Brain weight at day 14 (g) | 1.37 ± 0.13 | 1.34 ± 0.09 |