Parameters

group 1

group 2

group 3

p

Fertility rate (%)

80.00^c

93.03^a

86.66^b

0.01

Fecundity rate (%)

80.00^b

106.66^a

93.33^a

0.01

Net fecundity rate (%)

80.00^b

100.00^a

93.33^a

0.02

litter size

1.00

1.14

1.07

0.14

Birth viability rate (%)

100.00

93.75

100.00

0.27

Weaning viability rate (%)

83.33

93.33

85.71

0.40

Birth mortality rate (%)

0.00^b

6.25^a

0.00^b

0.01

Pre-weaning mortality rate (%)

16.66^a

6.66^c

14.28^b

0.01