Table 1.
Average daily feed intake (ADFI) and average weight gain (AWG) of mice in the four different treatments.
| Group | 1–3 days | 4–6 days | 7–9 days | 10–12 days | 13–16 days | 17–21 days | 1–21 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWG g | C | 1.36 ± 0.52a | 0.73 ± 0.55 a b | - 0.07 ± 0.35 b | - 0.60 ± 0.35 b | 1.19 ± 0.24 | - 0.41 ± 0.35 | 2.19 ± 0.75 |
| G | - 0.56 ± 0.56 b | 0.36 ± 0.64 a b | 1.20 ± 0.43 a | 0.84 ± 0.31 a | 0.90 ± 0.38 | - 0.37 ± 0.32 | 2.37 ± 0.32 | |
| M | 1.81 ± 0.24 a | - 0.53 ± 0.44 b | 0.34 ± 0.47 a b | - 0.60 ± 0.56 b | 1.17 ± 0.73 | - 0.79 ± 0.55 | 1.41 ± 0.62 | |
| GM | 0.84 ± 0.57 a b | 1.53 ± 0.68 a | - 0.29 ± 0.23 b | 0.61 ± 0.35 a b | 0.34 ± 0.28 | - 1.04 ± 0.47 | 2.00 ± 0.65 | |
| P-value | 0.014 | 0.123 | 0.053 | 0.027 | 0.503 | 0.655 | 0.705 | |
| ADFI g/d | C | 6.03 ± 0.57 a | 5.89 ± 0.40 a | 3.70 ± 0.26 a | 4.49 ± 0.41 a | 5.90 ± 0.21 a | 5.51 ± 0.44 a | 5.33 ± 0.18 a |
| G | 2.74 ± 0.40 c | 3.68 ± 0.42 c | 3.03 ± 0.19 b | 3.72 ± 0.22 ab | 3.41 ± 0.24 c | 3.18 ± 0.28 b | 3.42 ± 0.12 c | |
| M | 4.61 ± 0.31 b | 5.04 ± 0.51 ab | 3.31 ± 0.20 ab | 3.52 ± 0.25 b | 4.51 ± 0.39 b | 5.71 ± 0.25 a | 4.63 ± 0.18 b | |
| GM | 3.71 ± 0.48 bc | 4.50 ± 0.36 bc | 3.10 ± 0.17 ab | 3.57 ± 0.17 b | 4.89 ± 0.19 b | 4.77 ± 0.37 a | 4.19 ± 0.30 b | |
| P-value | 0.000 | 0.009 | 0.117 | 0.074 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.001 |
The variant alphabetical superscript in the same column indicates significant difference when p < 0.05, n = 7. Data were shown as Mean ± Standard Errors. C, control; G, glucan; M, MCC; GM, glucan and MCC.