. 2024 Jan 26;61:2024003. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.2024003

Table 3. Effect of dietary puerarin on immune organ indices in pigeons.

Item	Puerarin level (mg/kg)					SEM	P–value
Item	0	40	80	120	160	SEM	ANOVA	Linear
Day 15
Thymus index^a	2.69^c	2.18^c	2.43^c	4.18^b	4.13^b	0.20	<0.001	<0.001
Spleen index	2.02	2.04	1.96	2.04	2.14	0.08	0.974	0.688
Bursa of Fabricius index	3.17	3.38	3.19	3.05	3.24	0.16	0.984	0.878
Day 30
Thymus index	2.69	2.36	2.63	2.51	2.41	0.11	0.860	0.599
Spleen index	1.08	1.06	1.13	1.08	1.03	0.07	0.995	0.884
Bursa of Fabricius index	1.63	1.55	1.66	1.66	1.69	0.07	0.975	0.653

^aOrgan index (g/kg)=organ weight (g)/body weight (kg)×1000. Data represent the means of five individuals per treatment. ^{b, c}Means with different superscripts in a row differ significantly (P < 0.05). SEM = standard error of the mean; ANOVA = analysis of variance.