Salt Intake And Mean Arterial Blood Pressure In Rabbits.
Abstract
10 New Zealand white/Chinchilla crossbred rabbits, weighing between 1.5 – 1.8 kg were divided into two groups of five animals each. They were all fed standard rabbit chow (150g/rabbit/day). Group I or control rabbits were given water ad libitum while group II rabbits were given 1.2% saline drink ad libitum in place of water. The study spanned for 7 weeks, at the end of which it was discovered that administering 1.2% saline to rabbits for 7 weeks could not cause a significant elevation in their blood pressure. Also there was no significant difference (p < 0.05) in heart rates and organ weights (kidney and heart) between groups.