Effect of Locally Manufactured Niger Seed Oil on Lipid Profile Compared to Imported Palm and Sunflower Oils on Rat Models
Table 2
The characteristic mean level of the body weight gain percentage (BWG %) of experimental animals (Wistar albino rats) through different weeks of the experimental period.
Feed
Body weight gain % of rat in the first one week
Body weight gain % of rat in the 2nd two weeks
Body weight gain % of rat in the 3rd two weeks
Body weight gain % of rat in the 4th two weeks
Body weight gain % of rat in the final 8th weeks
Control (feed with normal pellet)
53.96 ± 0.94
93.45 ± 0.96
98.74 ± 0.42
99.83 ± 0.43
101.34 ± 0.87
Feed with 15% niger seed oil
37.15 ± 0.97
190.13 ± 0.70
220.93 ± 0.65
221.77 ± 0.67
217.65 ± 0.51
Feed with 15% sunflower oil
33.62 ± 1.4
48.68 ± 1.15
65.04 ± 0.87
65.11 ± 0.90
71.23 ± 0.96
Feed with 15% palm oil
209.57 ± 0.51
248.20 ± 1.0
273.73 ± 0.38
271.97 ± 0.23
265.47 ± 0.47
Data were expressed as means ± SD (). Values with different letters within the same column are statistically significant.
