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Table 3 Effect of gestation length on least-squares means of body weights of crossbred kits

From: Effects of genotype, gestation length and litter size on the birth weight, litter weight, pre- and post-weaning weight of crossbred kits

Gestlngth	INDBW (g)	LITBW (g)	BW21 (g)	BW35 (g)
29	66.75 ± 0.51^d	379.60 ± 21.85	207.20 ± 5.00^c	319.40 ± 12.43^b
30	72.16 ± 1.09^c	396.84 ± 19.57	213.76 ± 3.97^c	329.04 ± 10.40^b
31	89.42 ± 2.39^b	381.82 ± 21.45	245.45 ± 4.51^b	366.24 ± 7.91^b
32	88.25 ± 1.91^b	392.30 ± 24.61	236.60 ± 4.57^b	362.50 ± 8.35^b
34	217.00 ± 3.00^a	434.00 ± 0.00	395.50 ± 1.50^a	564.00 ± 1.00^a

INDBW individual birth weight, LITBW litter birth weight, BW21 body weight at 21st day, BW35 body weight at 35th day, Gestlngth gestation length
a, b, c, d means with different superscripts within the same column are significantly different at P < 0.05

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