(b) Summary of food consumption in the recovery period

Group (mg/kg bw/day)	Mean food consumption (g/animal/d) on weeks
	1	2	3	4
Males
Control	23.9 ± 1.2	25.5 ± 1.2	24.5 ± 1.1	23.9 ± 1.0
720	19.7 ± 1.7∗∗	24.2 ± 1.4	22.6 ± 1.8	22.7 ± 2.0
Females
Control	15.9 ± 1.1	17.9 ± 1.7	16.2 ± 1.1	16.5 ± 1.1
720	12.8 ± 1.3∗∗	15.4 ± 1.8	13.5 ± 2.5	14.9 ± 0.9∗

n = 5 for all groups.

∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, statistical significances were determined with Duncan's multiple range test or with Mann–Whitney U test versus control.