Table 1 Energy intake, daily energy expenditure (DEE) and milk energy output (MEO) in Swiss mice lactating at 21 and 30°C.

From: Limits to sustained energy intake XXV: milk energy output and thermogenesis in Swiss mice lactating at thermoneutrality

 

21 °C

30 °C

P

GEI (kJ/d)

377.9 ± 5.8

225.4 ± 6.5

**

DEI (kJ/d)

285.2 ± 4.7

170.9 ± 5.2

**

MEI (kJ/d)

276.7 ± 4.6

165.7 ± 5.0

**

Digestibility (%)

75.5 ± 0.4

75.8 ± 0.5

ns

DEE (kJ/d)

141.8 ± 4.6

91.6 ± 2.8

**

MEO (kJ/d)

137.0 ± 5.3

77.8 ± 4.9

**

  1. GEI, gross energy intake; DEI, digestive energy intake, MEI, metabolizable energy intake; Data are means ± s.e.m. **Significant difference between 21 and 30 °C groups (P < 0.01). ns, non-significant difference (P > 0.05).
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