Table 2. Effects of LAB-fermented MLE on body weight gain, feed intake, and feed efficiency ratio in loperamide-induced constipated rats

	Groups¹⁾

	N	C	MLEL	MLEH
Before constipation (days 0-28)
Body weight gain (g/d)	5.07±0.94^3)a4)	5.10±0.62^a	4.96±0.31^ab	4.17±0.30^b
Feed intake (g/d)	21.03±5.16^NS5)	21.78±4.63	20.97±2.87	20.65±3.74
FER²⁾	0.24±0.02^a	0.23±0.05^a	0.24±0.03^a	0.20±0.04^b
After constipation (days 29-33)
Body weight gain (g/d)	5.11±0.48^a	4.21±0.65^b	4.18±0.28^b	4.24±0.38^b
Feed intake (g/d)	24.03±3.21^a	18.32±3.87^b	20.68±1.65^ab	23.01±1.98^a
FER²⁾	0.22±0.03^ab	0.23±0.04^a	0.20±0.06^ab	0.18±0.03^b