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Table 1.

Digestibility of dry mass (d_m), gross energy content of faeces (GE_faeces) and digestibility of energy (d_e) measured during 24-h feeding trials in reproductive and non-reproductive female mice at 30°C

Trait/female group	N	Last week of pregnancy	Day 6 of lactation	Day 13 of lactation
d_m (%)
Reproductive	18	77.9±2.1	76.6±1.9	74.9±2.5
Non-reproductive^{^a}	13	76.9±2.2	76.2±2.8	76.1±1.9
GE_faeces (kJ g^-1 dry mass)
Reproductive	5	16.82±0.25	16.67±0.14	16.64±0.32
Non-reproductive^{^a}	5	16.85±0.29	16.77±0.16	16.71±0.25
d_e (%)
Reproductive	18	79.9±1.9	78.7±1.7	77.1±2.2
Non-reproductive^{^a}	13	78.9±2.0	78.3±2.5	78.2±1.8

Trait/female group	N	Last week of pregnancy	Day 6 of lactation	Day 13 of lactation
d_m (%)
Reproductive	18	77.9±2.1	76.6±1.9	74.9±2.5
Non-reproductive^{^a}	13	76.9±2.2	76.2±2.8	76.1±1.9
GE_faeces (kJ g^-1 dry mass)
Reproductive	5	16.82±0.25	16.67±0.14	16.64±0.32
Non-reproductive^{^a}	5	16.85±0.29	16.77±0.16	16.71±0.25
d_e (%)
Reproductive	18	79.9±1.9	78.7±1.7	77.1±2.2
Non-reproductive^{^a}	13	78.9±2.0	78.3±2.5	78.2±1.8

Values are means±S.D.

N, number of females.

Measured on the same days as reproductive females

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