Table 3.
Changes in body weight

Body weight (g)	Control	Madecassol™ 100 mg/kg	β-glucan-applied groups
			10 mg/kg	50 mg/kg	100 mg/kg
			Day 01)	38.67 ± 1.53	38.63 ± 2.17	38.79 ± 2.09	38.70 ± 1.55	38.66 ± 1.57
Day 2	39.70 ± 2.58	39.51 ± 2.46	39.63 ± 1.73	39.84 ± 1.59	39.54 ± 1.67
Day 4	40.56 ± 2.37	40.66 ± 1.99	40.43 ± 1.80	41.09 ± 2.37	40.55 ± 1.88
Day 8	41.16 ± 2.21	41.61 ± 2.28	41.61 ± 1.70	41.64 ± 1.98	41.62 ± 2.46
Day 12	42.76 ± 1.96	42.48 ± 2.17	42.26 ± 1.68	42.28 ± 1.36	42.39 ± 2.23
Day 16	43.47 ± 1.96	42.53 ± 2.21	43.25 ± 1.73	43.12 ± 1.32	42.81 ± 2.21
Day 202)	44.04 ± 2.44	43.67 ± 2.02	43.78 ± 2.10	43.57 ± 1.27	43.68 ± 1.89
Gains (g)3)	5.37 ± 2.86	5.04 ± 2.10	4.99 ± 2.31	4.87 ± 2.01	5.02 ± 1.69

n=10; (Mean ± S.D.);
At initial application of test article 1 day after wounding;
At sacrifice;
Body weight gains (g)=Body weight gains throughout the whole experimental period (day 0~day 20).