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Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 1 Food and water intake of rats fed with the composite feed and standards

From: Hepatotoxicity and biochemical evaluation of a novel breakfast food produced from the blend of fonio (Digitaria iburua Stapf) and pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh) in albino rats

Groups

Food intake (g)

Water intake (L)

 

Weeks

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

Standard feed

120.32

116.43

131.64

114.32

1.95

1.94

2.01

2.28

100% fonio

140.67

205.54

217.78

508.78

1.96

2.03

2.19

2.41

80:20 fonio-pigeon pea

221.54

234.56

248.04

436.01

1.31

1.36

1.49

1.89

Corn flakes

390.04

304.74

515.73

673.41

1.96

2.08

2.17

2.20

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