Parameters

R0

R0.25

R0.50

R0.75

p

Fertility rate (%)

90.00 ± 0.75c

92.33 ± 1.00b

93.84 ± 0.35a

92.73 ± 0.70ab

0.01

Fecundity rate (%)

81.63 ± 0.35c

92.97 ± 0.85a

92.86 ± 0.31a

90.73 ± 0.41b

0.01

Net fecundity rate (%)

81.09 ± 0.77c

91.13 ± 0.98a

92.55 ± 0.73a

89.46 ± 0.73b

0.01

Litter size

1.33 ± 0.06c

1.51 ± 0.05b

1.63 ± 0.05a

1.55 ± 0.03ab

0.01

Viability rate at birth (%)

89.35 ± 0.42d

92.71 ± 0.49b

93.767 ± 0,50a

90.267 ± 0.49c

0.01

Pre-weaning viability rate (%)

90.73 ± 0.20d

94.40 ± 0,45b

95.70 ± 0,10a

93.51 ± 0,57c

0.01

Birth mortality rate (%)

10.65 ± 0.42a

7.29 ± 0.49c

6.23 ± 0.50d

9.73 ± 0.49b

0.01

Pre-weaning mortality rate (%)

9.26 ± 0.20a

5.60 ± 0.45c

4.30 ± 0.10d

6.48 ± 0.57b

0.01