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Table 1 Body weight and feed intake of rats supplemented with different oils

From: Incorporation and effects of punicic acid on muscle and adipose tissues of rats

Parameters

Control

LNA 1 %

LNA 2 %

LNA 4 %

CLNA 1 %

CLNA 2 %

CLNA 4 %

Initial weight (g)

110 ± 10

107 ± 15

111 ± 10

113 ± 11

114 ± 5

112 ± 7

114 ± 10

Weight gain (g)

211 ± 13

212 ± 14

209 ± 23

205 ± 22

209 ± 17

210 ± 16

213 ± 23

Total feed intake (g)

1023 ± 40a

968 ± 46abc

971 ± 7abc

884 ± 2c

1035 ± 26a

1000 ± 73ab

926 ± 11bc

FEC

0.21

0.22

0.22

0.23

0.20

0.21

0.23

Calorie intake (Kcal)

2985 ± 115

2912 ± 134

3006 ± 20

2897 ± 6

3111 ± 76

3093 ± 214

3033 ± 34

Muscle (%w/w)

1.96 ± 0.44

1.75 ± 0.19

1.80 ± 0.11

1.84 ± 0.19

1.83 ± 0.29

1.73 ± 0.27

1.73 ± 0.26

Retroperitoneal (%w/w)

2.32 ± 0.57

2.55 ± 0.60

3.02 ± 1.02

2.77 ± 0.41

2.95 ± 0.89

2.41 ± 0.64

2.57 ± 0.74

Epididymal (%w/w)

2.76 ± 0.69

3.15 ± 0.61

3.14 ± 0.78

3.11 ± 0.57

3.39 ± 0.78

2.82 ± 0.65

3.29 ± 0.71

  1. Results expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Different letters in the same row are statistically different from each other (p < 0.05)
  2. (%w/w) percentage of tissue weight compared to total body weight, FEC feed efficiency coefficient