A Comprehensive Toxicological Assessment of Fulvic Acid

Table 2

The effect on food efficiency in the 60-day repeated-dose oral toxicity studies of FA.

	Groups (mg/kg BW) (n = 10)	Body weight gain (g)	Feed uptake (g)	Feed efficacy rate (%)
Female	0.5% CMC-Na	106.2 ± 6.22	470.3 ± 12.19	22.58
	2 00	109.2 ± 5.07	494.3 ± 12.78	22.09
	1,000	114.4 ± 7.47	494.3 ± 12.79	23.14
	5,000	106.6 ± 4.36	489.5 ± 12.65	21.78
Male	0.5% CMC-Na	179.2 ± 7.39	604.2 ± 15.74	29.66
	200	169.6 ± 5.90	564.3 ± 14.68	30.05
	1,000	175.6 ± 5.32	599.2 ± 15.6	29.31
	5,000	167.8 ± 3.49	568.5 ± 14.79	29.52

No statistically significant differences were found. CMC-Na, carboxyl methylcellulose sodium.