Table 2
Mice body weight gain, food consumption and food efficiency rate of exper imental groups for 10 weeks (n=6/group)

Group1) Weight gain2) (g) Food consumption3) (g/day) FEF4) (Food efficiency rate)
NC 16.75±1.59 2.97±0.61 10.08±0.96
LP-BM5 16.50±1.25 2.67±0.71 11.02±0.84
RG 16.88±3.96 3.16±0.48 9.54±2.24
Ll 19.77±2.11 3.12±0.52 11.31±1.21
Bl 16.60±2.54 3.16±0.42 9.39±1.44
Ll+Bl 17.92±3.71 3.04±0.37 10.52±2.18
Ll+Bh 17.62±3.33 3.05±0.34 10.32±1.95
NC, normal control; LP-BM5, LP-BM5 virus injection; RG, LP-BM5 virus injection+RedGinseng 200 mg/kg B.W.; Ll, LP-BM5 virus injection+Lactobacillus 1×109 CFU/kg B.W.; Bl, β-1,3/1,6-glucan 200 mg/kg B.W.; Ll+Bl, LP-BM5 virus injection+Lactobacillus 1×109 CFU/kg B.W.+β-1,3/1,6-glucan 200 mg/kg B.W.; Ll+Bh, LP-BM5 virus injection+Lactobacillus 1×109 CFU/kg B.W.+β-1,3/1,6-glucan 500 mg/kg B.W..
Weight gain (g/10weeks)=final body weight (g)-initial body weight (g).
Food consumption (g/day)=food consumption (g/day).
FER (Food efficiency rate)={weight (g)/food intake (g)}×100.