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Table 1 Body weight

From: Effects of dietary supplementation of nickel and nickel-zinc on femoral bone structure in rabbits

Day

0

7

14

21

28

35

42

49

56

63

70

77

84

90

Group 1

3.73

3.89

4.04

4.11

4.14

4.19

4.27

4.28

4.34

4.10

4.06

4.11

4.01

3.97

Group 2

3.95

4.08

4.29

4.35

4.42

4.53

4.61

4.67

4.81

4.59

4.61

4.71

4.62

4.61

Group 3

3.65

3.80

3.95

3.97

4.00

4.05

4.08

4.08

4.14

4.05

4.02

4.14

3.97

3.98

  1. Differences were not significant (P > 0.05)
  2. Average development in body weight (kg) in 3 groups of rabbits (n = 5 per group) receiving either 35 g NiCl2 per 100 kg of mixture (group 1), 35 g NiCl2 and 30 g ZnCl2 per 100 kg of mixture (group 2) or no additional Ni or Zn (group 3).