Table 1 Morphometric measurements, food intake and food efficiency ratio (FER) in all groups

Change in body weight^a (grams)

63 ± 6^{d, e}

73 ± 8^d

128 ± 7^f

159 ± 11

Change in body length^a (centimeters)

7.6 ± 0.6^{d, e}

8.6 ± 0.5^d

13 ± 1.2^f

16 ± 0.7

Tibial Length^b (centimeters)

3.0 ± 0.05^{d, e}

3.2 ± 0.05^d

3.4 ± 0.09^f

3.7 ± 0.15

Total food intake^b (grams)

185 ± 1.8

183 ± 5.3

390 ± 32

410 ± 4.8

Food Efficiency Ratio^c (FER)

3.0 ± 0.5^e

2.6 ± 0.6

3.0 ± 0.5^f

2.6 ± 0.3