Table 4

Significance of interstrain differences of fertility (litter size and number of litters per breeding pair)

No. of litters per breeding pair


DBA/2J
C57BL/6J
D2-CF/3
B6-CF/3
CF/1
CF/3

DBA/2J

ns
ns
ns
***
***
C57BL/6J
ns

ns
**
***
***
D2-CF/3
ns
**

ns
***
***
B6-CF/3
ns
ns
ns

ns
*
CF/1
ns
***
*
ns

ns
CF/3
*
ns
***
ns
**


Litter size

*, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001; ns, not significant

Tóth et al. BMC Genetics 2008 9:28   doi:10.1186/1471-2156-9-28