Table 4.
Effect of ginger and frankincense oil on phagocytic activity (PA) phagocytic index (PI %) and lymphocytes transformation test (LTT) of Japanese quail lying hens at 21 wk of age.
| Treatments |
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| Ginger powder |
Frankincense oil |
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| Items | Control | 0.250 mg | 0.500 mg | 0.200 mg | 0.400 mg | P-value |
| PA | 16.40 ± 0.81b | 17.40 ± 0.40b | 21.00 ± 0.71a | 21.40 ± 0.40a | 20.80 ± 0.58a | 0.001 |
| PI (%) | 1.26 ± 0.08c | 1.74 ± 0.16a | 1.74 ± 0.09a | 1.68 ± 0.06ab | 1.42 ± 0.07bc | 0.006 |
| LTT | 19.80 ± 0.80b | 21.60 ± 0.75ab | 21.20 ± 0.58ab | 21.00 ± 0.55ab | 22.80 ± 0.58a | 0.051 |
Different superscripts within a row indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).