Control animals

Supplemented animals

p

Parameter of behavioral test

Mean

Standard Deviation

Mean

Standard Deviation

Number of Excrements (OF)

♂0

♀0.1

♂0

♀0.22

♂0

♀0.4

♂0

♀0.6

♂NS

♀NS

Number of recoveries (OF)

♂8

♀5.6

♂1.23

♀2.6

♂12

♀11

♂1.5

♀0.8

♂0.01 < p < 0.05^*

♀0.001 < p < 0.01^*

Number of returnsin central area (OF)

♂8

♀8.4

♂1.5

♀1.94

♂10

♀9

♂1.4

♀2.64

♂0.01 < p < 0.05^*

♀NS

Time spent in central area (OF)

♂91

♀95

♂11.03

♀6.55

♂100

♀90.2

♂5.65

♀17.83

♂NS

♀NS

Total number of entries in all arms (EPM)

♂13

♀9

♂3.02

♀2.07

♂26

♀21.66

♂8.13

♀4.5

♂0.001 < p < 0.01^*

♀p < 0.001^***

Time spent in open arms (EPM)

♂40

♀33.4

♂33.67

♀3

♂71.5

♀75.2

♂15.02

♀19.04

♂0.01 < p < 0.05^*

♀0.01 < p < 0.05^*

Number of entries in open arms (EPM)

♂3

♀7.4

♂0.21

♀2.07

♂11

♀4.3

♂1.92

♀2.08

♂0.001 < p < 0.01^**

♀NS

Time of immobility (FST)

♂38

♀60

♂3.8

♀3.07

♂35.6

♀46.2

♂4.26

♀6.45

♂0.01 < p < 0.05^*

♀0.001 < p < 0.01^**