Table 3 Parameters of embryofetal development and placental efficiency of females treated with the ethanolic extract of S. lachnostachys (EESl)

Placental Weight (g)¹

0.0916 ± 0.00^a

0.0816 ± 0.00^b

0.0918 ± 0.01^a

Placental Index¹

0.0736 ± 0.00^ab

0.0717 ± 0.00^a

0.0776 ± 0.00^b

Placental Efficiency¹

14.3326 ± 0.29^ab

14.9859 ± 0.36^a

13.5319 ± 0.27^b

Fetal Weight (g)¹

1.2572 ± 0.01^a

1.1584 ± 0.01^b

1.1903 ± 0.01^c

% SGA²

7.6923

16.2393

18.2608*

% AGA²

89.2307

83.7606

80.8695

%LGA²

3.0769

00.00

0.8695