Table 1.

Daily food intake and body weight of the rats during the whole experimental period (42 d) by dietary zinc level¹

¹Values are mean ± SE (n=10 per group). ZA (Zn-adequate, 35 mg Zn/kg diet), PF (pair-fed, 35 mg Zn/kg diet) and ZD (Zn-deficient, 1 mg Zn/kg diet). Daily food intake and weekly body weight were measured. Different superscripts mean significantly different among Zn dietary group at p<0.05 by Tukey, one-way ANOVA within each food intake or body weight.