Table 1.
Mode of application | Days of application | Mean daily food consumption (g/100 g bw) | |||
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Female rats (n = 6) (body wt = 121.66 ± 17.71 g) | Male rats (n = 6) (body wt = 155.00 ± 22.91 g) | ||||
Treatment side | Untreated side | Treatment side | Untreated side | ||
I | Day 1 | 2.00 ± 3.61a | 12.77 ± 1.40b | 2.04 ± 2.94a | 10.62 ± 3.45b |
Day 2 | 1.41 ± 1.09a | 14.03 ± 3.14b | 2.24 ± 2.03a | 10.18 ± 2.73b | |
Day 3 | 2.00 ± 2.98a | 10.27 ± 5.77b | 3.04 ± 3.72a | 7.01 ± 3.03b | |
Day 4 | 1.28 ± 1.93a | 11.36 ± 2.97b | 1.18 ± 2.06a | 9.17 ± 1.99b | |
Average | 1.67 ± 0.33A | 12.10 ± 1.42B | 2.12 ± 0.66A | 9.24 ± 1.39B | |
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II | Day 1 | 3.51 ± 2.73a | 9.98 ± 5.98b | 1.82 ± 2.00a | 9.25 ± 2.83b |
Day 2 | 8.18 ± 6.16a | 5.31 ± 4.70b | 3.38 ± 2.74a | 7.82 ± 2.48b | |
Day 3 | 5.51 ± 6.71a | 7.55 ± 5.14b | 2.90 ± 3.02a | 9.46 ± 2.91b | |
Day 4 | 5.75 ± 4.50a | 7.74 ± 4.54b | 5.76 ± 3.88a | 8.05 ± 3.40b | |
Average | 5.73 ± 1.65BC | 7.64 ± 1.65C | 3.46 ± 1.44A | 8.64 ± 0.71B | |
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III | Day 1 | 5.27 ± 1.35a | 10.71 ± 5.05b | 4.75 ± 2.05a | 7.82 ± 3.23b |
Day 2 | 2.21 ± 2.43a | 8.44 ± 5.57b | 3.40 ± 1.89a | 9.37 ± 2.39b | |
Day 3 | 3.88 ± 3.58a | 8.68 ± 5.17b | 4.80 ± 4.01a | 4.68 ± 3.31b | |
Day 4 | 2.75 ± 2.89a | 9.36 ± 4.39b | 2.71 ± 1.55a | 7.76 ± 2.46b | |
Average | 3.52 ± 1.17A | 9.29 ± 0.88C | 3.91 ± 0.89A | 7.40 ± 1.70B |
Values are mean ± SD, I = daily, II = once a week, and III = alternatively.
Values with similar superscripts in a column for four days of application (a or b) and for average values (A, B, or C) at each mode of application indicate no significant difference.
Values with different superscripts in a row for each sex for four days of application (a-b) and for average values (A–C) at each mode of application indicate significant difference at P ≤ 0.05.