Table 3 Average weight of the eight treated animals for each week of experiment 1 (low dose). Table indicates the average dose administered daily and weekly based on this weight and the average overall dose administered over the course of experiment (1), dosed at 0.04 µg/kg bodyweight (bw).

From: Uptake and accumulation of Microcystin-LR based on exposure through drinking water: An animal model assessing the human health risk

 

Wk 1

Wk 2

Wk 3

Wk 4

Wk 5

Wk 6

Wk 7

Wk 8

Wk 9

Wk 10

Wk 11

Wk 12

End*

Average weight of pig (kg)

20

28

36

44

52

60

68

76

84

92

100

108

116

Average MC-LR Dose/day (µg)

0.8

1.1

1.4

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.3

n/a

Total Dose per week (µg)

5.6

7.8

10.1

12.3

14.6

16.8

19.0

21.3

23.5

25.8

28.0

30.2

n/a

  1. Average Total Dose = 215.0 µg. *Average weight of pigs at the end of the experiments before being euthanized.