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 Kappeler<p>Increasing 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, *** <i>p</i> < 0.001.</p>
