Food Production, Processing and Nutrition

Table 10 Relative organ weight of Sprague Dawley rats fed CFDs

From: Effects of formulated Nigerian yellow maize, soybean, and crayfish blends on some growth performance and physiological status

Relative organ weight (%)	Rat-fed diet
Relative organ weight (%)	MD	MSD	MSCD	FWMD	PFD
Liver	4.24 ± 0.41^a	4.01 ± 0.42^a	3.70 ± 0.61^a	4.43 ± 0.26^a	3.93 ± 0.54^a
Kidney	0.37 ± 0.03^b	0.63 ± 0.07^a	0.46 ± 0.13^ab	0.41 ± 0.04^b	0.43 ± 0.13^b
Heart	0.86 ± 0.15^a	0.77 ± 0.25^a	0.66 ± 0.17^a	0.85 ± 0.11^a	0.93 ± 0.06^a
Adrenal gland	0.04 ± 0.01^a	0.04 ± 0.01^a	0.03 ± 0.00^a	0.05 ± 0.02^a	0.06 ± 0.02^a

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Values (a-b) within a row that do not share the same letter are significantly different (P < 0.05)
CFDs complementary food diets, MD maize diet, MSD maize + soybean diet, MSCD maize + soybean + crayfish diet, FWMD fortified wheat milk diet, PFD protein-free diet

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