Table 2.
Effect of Spirulina platensis on the state of dentition in lambs reared in endemic fluorosis area.
Score | Group I* | Group II* | Group III* | Group IV* | ||||
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Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | |
Normal, n (%) | 6 (100) | 5 (83) | 0 | 0 | 4 (66) | 3 (50) | 5 (83) | 4 (66) |
Questionable, n (%) | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 | 0 | 1 (17) | 1 (17) | 1 (17) | 2 (33) |
Very mild, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (33) | 1 (17) | 1 (17) | 2 (33) | 0 | 0 |
Mild, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (50) | 2 (33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moderate, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (17) | 3 (50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Severe, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total, n (%) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) |
*Indicates significant difference in the severity the state of dentition between male and female groups (p < 0.0001); n: number of animals; Group I: lambs reared in fluorosis-free area, Group II: lambs reared in endemic fluorosis area, Group III: lambs supplemented with 250 mg/kg BW/day of Spirulina platensis, Group IV: lambs supplemented with 500 mg/kg BW/day of Spirulina platensis.