Table 2.
Parameters | Treatment | |||
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Control | MP | ISO | MP + ISO | |
Initial BW (g) | 133.25 ± 9.66a | 148.62 ± 10.07a | 139.75 ± 13.76a | 135.12 ± 7.86a |
Final BW (g) | 162.37 ± 4.62a | 176.25 ± 16.61a | 169.25 ± 16.61a | 167.87 ± 7.69a |
BW gain (%) | 17.98 ± 4.49a | 16.76 ± 2.32a | 17.39 ± 2.28a | 19.54 ± 1.24a |
Absolute heart weight (g) | 0.67 ± 0.08a | 0.68 ± 0.04a | 0.92 ± 0.05c | 0.75 ± 0.02b |
Relative heart weight (g/100 g) | 0.41 ± 0.05a | 0.41 ± 0.02a | 0.54 ± 0.02b | 0.45 ± 0.02a |
Data are presented as means ± SD, n = 8.
a, b, cValues in the same row that do not share superscript letters (a, b, and c) differ significantly at p < 0.05; % of body weight (BW) gain = [(final BW − initial BW)/ final BW] × 100.
MP: Malaysian Propolis. ISO: Isoproterenol.