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Table 2 Effect of cottonseed and cottonseed aqueous extracts diet on growth performance of male wistar albino rats

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

Particulars

Diets

STD

CSD

CAD

EAD

Initial weight (g)

64.64 ± 12.89

65.31 ± 10.01

67.18 ± 10.64

66.54 ± 10.81

Final weight (g)

171.18 ± 20.14b

168.98 ± 25.46b

178.35 ± 17.21a

182.55 ± 12.28a

Increased weight (g)

106.54 ± 7.25c

103.67 ± 15.45c

111.17 ± 6.57b

116.01 ± 1.47a

Average daily gain (g)

2.26 ± 0.07

2.20 ± 0.19

2.40 ± 0.07

2.47 ± 0.00

Food intake (g/day)

9.67 ± 1.37bc

9.26 ± 1.51c

9.72 ± 1.618a

9.86 ± 1.59bc

Water intake (ml/day)

18.18 ± 3.69c

20.80 ± 5.86a

17.98 ± 5.06d

19.38 ± 6.02b

Protein intake (g/day)

2.22 ± 0.37c

2.51 ± 0.48a

2.19 ± 0.43c

2.29 ± 0.44b

Fat intake (g/day)

0.623 ± 0.002b

0.618 ± 0.003c

0.626 ± 0.002b

0.635 ± 0.005a

Iron intake (mg/day)

0.147 ± 0.00b

0.146 ± 0.001b

0.148 ± 0.001b

0.151 ± 0.002a

  1. STD Standard diet, CSD Cottonseed diet, CAD standard diet with conventional aqueous extracted cottonseed milk for 1 ml/100 g of animal weight/day, EAD standard diet with enzyme assisted aqueous extracted cottonseed milk for 1 ml/100 g of animal weight/day; Values are mean ± SD of five observations from the experimental animals; The values mentioned in superscripts are significantly different at P < 0.05 in the same row
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