TABLE 4.

Body weight (kg) of the animals in both groups (mean ± SD).

Age (wk)	CON	PL	p-value
15	52.0a ± 6.50	56.4a ± 2.56	0.2046
16	59.8a ± 2.47	59.0a ± 2.69	0.7152
17	71.7a ± 1.53	63.0b ± 2.62	0.0022
18	79.2a ± 1.89	67.5b ± 3.86	0.0028
19	91.8a ± 2.08	74.0b ± 3.82	0.0003
20	102a ± 2.25	80.2b ± 5.63	0.0008
21	107a ± 0.764	83.8b ± 6.31	0.0009
22	115a ± 1.26	89.8b ± 5.73	0.0004
23	124a ± 2.89	95.4b ± 8.45	0.0015
24	133a ± 1.50	100b ± 8.97	0.0008
25	140a ± 1.04	107b ± 8.96	0.0007
26	146a ± 1.00	112b ± 8.20	0.0004

^a,bMeans within the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).