Table 1.

The average body weights of animals in the experiment (χ̄ ± s, Unit: g).

Groups	n	Dose	Before experiment	Before kelp-treated	After kelp-treated
Control group	10	General forage	151.76 ± 3.45	168.50 ± 4.22	189.69 ± 4.55
DM-model group	10	General forage	151.85 ± 3.67	133.62 ± 5.35 a	139.46 ± 5.36
Low-dose group	10	1.25 g/kg kelp	151.68 ± 3.38	134.46 ± 5.23 a	141.24 ± 5.32 bc
Medium-dose group	10	5.0 g/kg kelp	152.26 ± 3.51	135.27 ± 5.18 a	150.24 ± 5.45 b,c,d
High-dose group	10	12.5 g/kg kelp	151.65 ± 3.43	133.55 ± 5.27 a	151.56 ± 5.67 b,c,d

^aP < 0.05 vs. before experiment;

^bP < 0.05 vs. before kelp-treated;

^cP < 0.05 vs. DM-model group;

^dP < 0.05 vs. low-dose group.