Table 3.
Feed | FER of rat in the first one week | FER of rat in the 2nd two weeks | FER of rat in the 3rd two weeks | FER of rat in the 4th two weeks | FER of rat in the final 8th weeks |
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Control (feed with normal pellet) | 0.26 ± 0.01a | 0.45 ± 0.01a | 0.47 ± 0.006a | 0.48 ± 0.01a | 0.49 ± 0.006a |
Feed with 15% niger seed oil | 0.16 ± 0.02b | 0.82 ± 0.044b | 0.95 ± 0.064b | 0.96 ± 0.067b | 0.94 ± 0.067b |
Feed with 15% sunflower oil | 0.16 ± 0.035b | 0.23 ± 0.055c | 0.31 ± 0.056c | 0.31 ± 0.056c | 0.34 ± 0.069c |
Feed with 15% palm oil | 0.97 ± 0.015c | 1.15 ± 0.012d | 1.27 ± 0.006d | 1.26 ± 0.012d | 1.24 ± 0.032d |
Data were expressed as means ± SD (p < 0.05). Values with different letters within the same column are statistically significant. In all comparisons the p-value is less than 0.05 except the comparison between 15% Sunflower oil and 15% Niger seed oil on FER of Rat in the first one week of the experiment in which the p > 0.05.