Effect of Cocoa Butter and Sunflower Oil Supplementation on Performance, Immunoglobulin, and Antioxidant Vitamin Status of Rats

Table 2

Effects of sunflower oil and cocoa butter, alone or in combination, on initial and final body weight, body weight gain, and total feed consumption in rats (g).

Parameters	Control; (𝑛: 12)	Sunflower oil; (𝑛: 12)	Cocoa butter; (𝑛: 11)	Sunflower oil + cocoa butter; (𝑛: 12)	P value
Initial BW	279.33 ± 3.71	281.75 ± 7.52	274.83 ± 9.29	286.42 ± 8.21	NS
Final BW	303.50 ± 5.85	295.83 ± 7.55	304.18 ± 9.82	316.42 ± 9.70	NS
BWG	24.17 ± 4.45	14.08 ± 9.77	28.45 ± 15.51	30.00 ± 12.47	NS
TFC	1468.67 ± 56.86^a	1245.42 ± 28.06^b	1642.31 ± 62.45^a	1448.67 ± 71.20^a	0.008

The mean values within the same row with different superscripts letter ^a,b are significantly different. Data were expressed as mean ± standard error. NS: not significant and 𝑛: number of animals.