Table. 3.

Table. 3.

Growth parameters and relative organ weights in rats fed experimental diets for 4 weeks

Experiment 1Experiment 2


CASWFPRFPCAS+CWFP+CRFP+C
Growth parameters
 Initial BW (g)72.9±1.171.9±0.971.8±1.184.6±2.583.5±1.984.5±2.3
 Final BW (g)303.6±10.8305.1±4.5320.2±3.9317.1±8.3322.9±5.4344.2±10.4
 BW gain (g/d)8.2±0.48.3±0.28.9±0.18.6±0.48.9±0.29.6±0.3
 Food intake (g/d)17.3±0.817.3±0.819.6±0.917.9±0.717.7±0.720.0±0.9
 Food efficiency (g/g)0.48±0.020.48±0.010.45±0.010.48±0.020.50±0.010.48±0.02
 Water intake (mL/d)35.7±2.636.0±2.737.4±2.833.5±2.132.5±2.034.0±2.3
Organ weight (g/100 g BW)
 Liver weight4.43±0.324.20±0.084.23±0.066.07±0.11b5.32±0.13a6.18±0.21b
 Perirenal WAT weight1.28±0.141.32±0.101.46±0.191.36±0.091.35±0.111.80±0.26
 Mesentery WAT weight1.26±0.201.36±0.081.34±0.181.51±0.171.57±0.061.58±0.08
 Epididymal WAT weight1.33±0.151.42±0.071.41±0.051.57±0.151.37±0.171.54±0.24

Data represent means±SEM (n=6).

Values in the same row not sharing a common letters (a,b) are significantly different at P<0.05 using the Tukey’s multiple comparisons test.

CAS, casein; WFP, white muscle fish protein; RFP, red muscle fish protein; CAS+C, casein with cholesterol; WFP+C, WFP with cholesterol; RFP+C, RFP with cholesterol; BW, body weight; WAT, white adipose tissue.

Prev Nutr Food Sci 2017;22:90~99 https://doi.org/10.3746/pnf.2017.22.2.90
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