Effect of cottonseed milk on growth performance, hematological and semen characteristics in male Wistar albino rats

Table 1 Nutrient content for developed feed and cottonseed milk aqueous extracts

Nutrient parameters	Feed (100 g)		Cottonseed aqueous extract (100 ml)
Nutrient parameters	STD	CSD	CCM	ECM
Crude protein (g)	22.95 ± 0.86b	25.10 ± 0.65a	2.69 ± 0.019c	3.42 ± 0.078c
Crude fat (g)	6.45 ± 0.21a	6.68 ± 0.05a	2.31 ± 0.039c	2.95 ± 0.080b
Iron (mg)	1.532 ± 0.026a	1.58 ± 0.057a	0.0118 ± 0.001b	0.0482 ± 0.008b
Gossypol (mg)	ND	2.22 ± 0.11c	5.76 ± 0.531a	4.20 ± 0.043b

Values mentioned as Mean ± SD (standard deviation) of three replicate analysis (n = 3); The values mentioned in superscripts are significantly different at P < 0.05 in the same row
STD Standard diet, CSD Cottonseed diet, CCM conventional aqueous extracted cottonseed milk, ECM Enzyme assisted aqueous extracted cottonseed milk, ND Nondetectable

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