Table 1.
Control | HED | 0.5X | 1X | 2X | |
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Initial BW (g) | 364 ± 18 | 366 ± 6 | 365 ± 8 | 363 ± 8 | 363 ± 15 |
Final BW (g) | 484 ± 27a | 563 ± 25d | 553 ± 20cd | 538 ± 36c | 512 ± 21b |
Diet intake (g/rat/day) | 15.9 ± 0.3c | 15.4 ± 0.3b | 15.2 ± 0.5b | 15.3 ± 0.5b | 14.1 ± 0.3a |
Feed efficiency (%) | 26.9 ± 3.1a | 45.8 ± 4.2d | 44.1 ± 3.2cd | 41.1 ± 6.9bc | 37.7 ± 3.0b |
Control, vehicle control; HED, high-energy diet control; 0.5X, HED with 129 mg/kg/d of CCGG; 1X, HED with 258 mg/kg/d of CCGG; 2X, HED with 517 mg/kg/d of CCGG. Data are mean ± SD (n = 12 rats/group). Values with different letters (a, b, c, d) differ significantly at P < 0.05 by one-way ANOVA