Group Body weight change (g) Mean body weight change (g) Growth rate (g/day) Control 200 ± 1.49 137.5 ± 3.75 1.64 ± 0.04 NVP 269 ± 8.49 164 ± 10.48** 1.95 ± 0.13 S

Table 1: Body weight change in control and NVP treated groups. **P<0.01 vs. control S=Significant vs. control; Values are mean ± SEM, n=10.