|
Dams
|
Litter size
|
Males
|
Females
|
Corpora lutea
|
Fetal* loss
|
Resorptions
|
Sex ratio
|
|---|
|
CTL–No EPS
|
7 ± 1.63
|
4.66 ± 1.25
|
2.33 ± 0.47
|
8 ± 1.41
|
1 ± 0.82
|
1 ± 1.414
|
0.66
|
|
CTL–EPS
|
5 ± 2.53
|
2.8 ± 1.33
|
2.2 ± 1.72
|
9 ± 2.76
|
4 ± 2.76
|
1.6 ±0.8
|
0.64
|
|
No EPS–DHA
|
7.66 ± 0.47
|
4.33 ± 1.25
|
3.33 ± 0.94
|
7.66 ± 0.47
|
0
|
0.333 ± 0.47
|
0.56
|
|
EPS–DHA
|
7.5 ± 0.5
|
5.25 ± 0.43
|
2.25 ± 0.83
|
8 ± 0.71
|
0.5 ± 0.87
|
0.5 ± 0.87
|
0.71
|
- Data presented as Mean ± SD. Fetal loss was quantified as the difference between litter size and number of corpus lutea
- *Denotes a significant main effect of diet on fetal loss (p = 0.041), but diet*EPS interaction was not significant. Please refer to the “Effect of EPS and maternal diet on litter characteristics” section in the main text
