Table 2-8. Body composition (mean + standard error) of turtles dissected at 0, 5, and 12 weeks reported as percent of dry matter (%
 DM) and percent of organic matter (% OM).
Group Week n % OM Nitrogen Content Lipid Content Energy Content Lipid:Lean
 % DM % OM % DM % OM kJ/g DM kJ/g OM
 AL 0 10 85.5 0.3 11.96 0.09 13.99 0.08 20.3 0.4 23.8 0.4 20.9 0.1 24.4 0.1 0.272 0.006
 AL 5 10 82.2 0.3a 12.20 0.21a 14.85 0.28a 15.5 1.4a 18.8 1.7a 19.7 0.3a 23.9 0.4a 0.206 0.023a
 R 5 10 80.3 0.3b 13.00 0.06b 16.19 0.04b 10.0 0.1b 12.5 0.2b 17.8 0.1b 22.2 0.1b 0.123 0.002b
 AL 12 10 81.4 0.3a 11.68 0.17a 14.35 0.25a 18.6 1.4a 22.8 1.6a 20.5 0.4a 25.1 0.4a 0.258 0.023a
 R-AL 12 10 82.0 + 0.3a 12.07 0.12a 14.72 0.15a 16.6 0.8a 20.2 1.0a 20.0 + 0.3a 24.3 0.4a 0.221 0.013a
 R 12 10 76.6 0.5b 12.54 0.10b 16.38 0.06b 9.4 0.3b 12.3 0.4b 16.7 0.1b 21.8 0.1b 0.120 0.004b

Within columns, values with different letter superscripts are significantly different within time periods. Treatment groups and data
analysis are the same as in Table 2-7.