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. 2014 Jan 12;2014:249284. doi: 10.1155/2014/249284

Table 1.

Mean daily food consumption by Rattus rattus in response to 5% eucalyptus oil applied as spray.

Mode of application Days of application Mean daily food consumption (g/100 g bw)
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

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

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.