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Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 3 The impact contaminated diet with lead to body weight gain (BWG), food intake (FI), and food efficiency ratio (FER) of rats for 6 weeks

From: Evaluated the lead levels at boiling water in clay pots and impact of the lead contaminated diet on nutritional, biochemical status of male rats

Groups/parameters

BWG (g)

FI (g)

FER (%)

Group 1 negative control

103.0 ± 3.0

12.3 ± 0.9

7 ± 1.8

 Group 2 L1Pb

76.0 ± 3.0**

8.93 ± 0.5*

8 ± 1.3

 Group 3 L2Pb

55.0 ± 7.0**

7.75 ± 0.5*

8 ± 2.0

p value

p < 0.01

p < 0.05

No sign.

  1. All data represented as mean ± SD
  2. L1Pb = 466.5 mg/kg wt while L2Pb = 933 mg/kg wt
  3. BWG = final body weight−initial body weight
  4. FER (%) = body weight gain (g)/food intake (g) × 100
  5. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01
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