Table 1.
The effect of the heavy metal mixture and Prosopis africana on feed intake, fluid intake, absolute testicular weight, relative testicular weight, and body weight (shown as initial weight, final weight, and percentage body weight difference).
| Treatment | Feed Intake (g) |
Fluid Intake (mL) |
Absolute Testicular Weight (g) |
Relative Testicular Weight (%) |
Body Weight (g) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Weight |
Final Weight |
% Body wt Difference | |||||
| Control | 164.75 ± 18.80 d | 225.08 ± 58.95 d | 3.18 ± 0.02 c | 1.1 ± 0.06 b | 175.0 ± 4.35 | 270.0 ± 13.73 | 54.29 a |
| HMM | 78.78 ± 27.54 a | 102.30 ± 20.03 a | 3.06 ± 0.32 a | 1.28 ± 0.39 a | 158.0 ± 2.00 | 240.0 ± 16.63 | 51.90 a |
| HMM + PA (500 mg/kg) |
88.53 ± 20.90 b | 148.10 ± 27.13 b | 2.84 ± 0.38 bc | 1.23 ± 0.08 b | 151.0 ± 1.00 | 230.3 ± 14.57 | 52.54 a |
| HMM + PA (1000 mg/kg) | 130.03 ± 18.48 c | 190.20 ± 56.50 c | 2.26 ± 0.11 bc | 1.06 ± 0.18 b | 146.0 ± 1.00 | 213.0 ± 27.15 | 45.89 a |
| HMM + PA (1500 mg/kg) | 158.55 ± 18.40 d | 218.31 ± 58.98 d | 2.01 ± 0.44 b | 0.96 ± 0.32 b | 141.0 ± 1.73 | 208.3 ± 20.81 | 47.75 a |
Values = Mean ± SD, N = 7. Values sharing the same letter notations (a, b, c, d) are not significantly different from each other (p ≥ 0.05); HMM = heavy metal mixture; PA = Prosopis africana.