Table 1: Final body weight, weight increase, feed intake, efficiency, retroperitoneal (RP) and epididimal (EP) fat pads relative weight.
Control | MSG | ||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P | |
Final Body weight (g) | 354.6 | 61.36 | 377.42 | 45.1 | 0.495 |
Weight increase (g) | 108.6 | 33.9 | 129.75 | 25.44 | 0.267 |
Total feed intake (g) | 1046.51 | 88.79 | 1104.51 | 52.4 | 0.209 |
Food conversion efficiency | 10.2 | 2.56 | 11.7 | 2.05 | 0.319 |
RP pads relative weight | 2.85 | 0.61 | 3.71 | 0.51 | 0.033 |
EP pads relative weight | 1.75 | 0.34 | 2.02 | 0.49 | 0.338 |
Control: n = 6; MSG: n = 6; P < 0.05 significantly different. Student's T test.