CD | HD | 1% RG in HD | 1% BRG in HD | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Initial BW (g) | 226.7 ± 10.98NS | 226.6 ± 9.90NS | 227.0 ± 8.42NS | 227.6 ± 1.38NS |
Final BW (g) | 351.8 ± 1.91a* | 431.1 ± 14.29b | 407.6 ± 6.19b | 376.6 ± 11.15a |
Food intake (g/day) | 16.9 ± 0.18a | 16.4 ± 0.36ac | 16.4 ± 0.23ac | 15.8 ± 0.35bc |
FER | 0.23 ± 0.013a | 0.37 ± 0.014b | 0.36 ± 0.017bc | 0.32 ± 0.018c |
Tissue weights and hepatic TG level | ||||
Heart (g) | 1.37 ± 0.021ac | 1.51 ± 0.014b | 1.40 ± 0.036a | 1.28 ± 0.040dc |
Liver (g) | 9.98 ± 0.075a | 12.73 ± 0.43b | 12.77 ± 0.317b | 13.27 ± 0.42bc |
Kidney (g) | 1.25 ± 0.034a | 1.43 ± 0.042b | 1.26 ± 0.030a | 1.30 ± 0.037ac |
Spleen (g) | 0.85 ± 0.034acd | 0.88 ± 0.040a | 0.8 ± 0.026acd | 0.78 ± 0.03d |
PFT (g) | 5.10 ± 0.317a | 12.91 ± 1.650b | 10.67 ± 0.592bc | 7.82 ± 1.179a |
EFT (g) | 5.40 ± 0.306a | 11.33 ± 1.440b | 10.45 ± 0.694b | 6.55 ± 0.804a |
Hepatic TG (mg/g tissue) | 15.75 ± 0.220a | 16.71 ± 0.210b | 17.09 ± 0.422b | 15.46 ± 0.228a |