| Group | Type of food administered | Weight of Food administered in grams | Dose of alligator pepper in mg/Kg body weight | No. of litters | Mean weight of litters in grams |
| A [n = 5] | Grower’s mash | 50 g | Nil | 15 | 3.80 ± 0.23 |
| B [n = 5] | Cooked fermented cassava | 50 g | Nil | 19 | 6.20 ± 0.72* |
| C [n = 5] | Cooked fermented cassava | 50 g | 13.3 | 18 | 4.20 ± 0.40** |