Comparison of maternal characteristics, body composition, femoral bone between treatment groups.

Means are presented ± se. Results of statistics (Stat) analysed with ANCOVA (F) are given when litter size was a significant covariate (partial F statistic is for treatment group). When litter size was not significant, t-tests (t) were used when the data was normally distributed, log transformed t-tests (t) were used when the data were not normally distributed, or Wilcoxon signed rank test (Z) were used when data were not normally distributed and included zeros (which cannot be log transformed). Sequential Bonferroni correction (adj. α) and interpretation of comparisons are given. aLog10 transformed bDM = dry mass cFFDM = fat free dry mass dunequal variance, Satterthwaite method used for comparison Comparison of maternal characteristics, body composition, femoral bone between treatment groups.