⊥Department of animal science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada

Figure 1. Met and HMB increase the growth of mice exposed to DON. (A)Experimental procedure. A total of 72 male mice with similar body weights were assigned randomly to six groups (CON, Met, HMB, DON, D + M, and D + H). The CON group mice were treated orally with physiological saline, the Met group mice were treated orally with Met, the HMB group mice were treated orally with HMB, the DON group mice were treated orally with DON on days

4?8, the D + M group mice were treated orally with Met on days 1? 11 and DON on days 4?8, and the D + H group mice were treated orally with HMB on days 1?11 and DON on days 4?8. (B?D) Average daily feed intake (ADFI) (B), average daily water intake(ADWI) (C), and average daily gain (ADG) (D) were monitored during the experiment. The data are the mean ± SEM (n = 12).