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Underfed pups in larger litters have decreased insulin levels and are lighter.
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posted on 2018-02-21, 18:49 authored by Lyvianne Decourtye, Maud Clemessy, Erik Mire, Tatiana Ledent, Laurence Périn, Iain C. Robinson, Yves Le Bouc, Laurent KappelerIncreasing the litter size of lactating dams from six (normally fed) to 10 pups (underfed) lower the offspring body weight in 7 days-old pups of both sexes. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM, analyzed by the student t-test, *** p < 0.001.