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Table 2 Effect of Chlorella vulgaris supplementation on performances of the rabbits

From: Dietary supplementation effects of Chlorella vulgaris on performances, oxidative stress status and antioxidant enzymes activities of prepubertal New Zealand White rabbits

Parameters

Control

T1

T2

T3

T4

SEM

p value

Initial weight (g)

957.50

920.77

925.75

953.87

919.50

5.92

0.08

Final weight (g)

1960.85b

2143.72a

2080.28a

2110.90a

2092.03a

20.74

0.01

Weight gain (g)

1003.35b

1222.95a

1154.52a

1157.02a

1244.92a

22.54

0.003

Feed intakes (g)

6084.36

5708.25

6069.12

6048.34

5604.14

116.66

0.56

Feed conversion ratio

6.12b

4.82a

5.27a

5.24a

4.52a

0.14

0.003

  1. Means with different superscript letters along the rows are significantly different (p < 0.05) for each of the parameters measured. Control—no supplementation, T1—group supplemented with 200 mg Chlorella vulgaris biomass, T2—group supplemented with 300 mg Chlorella vulgaris biomass, T3—group supplemented with 400 mg Chlorella vulgaris biomass, and T4—group supplemented with 500 mg Chlorella vulgaris biomass