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. 2024 Nov 30;14(11):2827–2836. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i11.11

Table 2. Body weight (g) and length (mm) of rat pups supplemented with quail eggs enriched with E. spinosum.

Parameters T0 T1 T2 T3 T4
Weight
0–7 day 11.64 ± 0.92a 15.60 ± 1.40b 16.21 ± 1.44b 16.55 ± 0.56b 16.69 ± 0.51b
8–14 day 17.13 ± 1.11a 23.04 ± 2.78b 24.22 ± 2.78bc 25.46 ± 0.84bc 26.03 ± 1.18c
15–21 day 22.56 ± 2.00a 30.38 ± 2.75b 32.90 ± 2.93b 33.44 ± 2.37b 33.35 ± 2.62b
Length
0–7 day 61.98 ± 4.51a 69.32 ± 2.85b 70.95 ± 0.53b 71.63 ± 0.96b 70.67 ± 0.76b
8–14 day 75.01 ± 2.49a 79.57 ± 5.37ab 83.10 ± 3.84b 83.36 ± 0.90b 83.29 ± 1.49b
15–21 day 81.83 ± 1.54a 92.74 ± 3.35b 94.23 ± 2.75b 95.01 ± 2.87b 95.28 ± 3.78b

Note: Different superscripts on the same line indicate significant differences (p < 0.05). T0: control treatment; T1: treatment with quail eggs enriched with commercial feed; T2: treatment with quail eggs enriched with commercial feed + 3% marine macroalgae E. spinosum; T3: treatment with quail eggs enriched with commercial feed + 4% marine macroalgae E. spinosum; T4: treatment with quail eggs enriched with commercial feed + 5% marine macroalgae E. spinosum.