TABLE 5.
Effects of different levels of garlic and mushroom powder on humoural and cellular immunity responses in broiler chickens.
| Vaccination titres (42 days of age) | Hypersensitivity (mm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main effects | NDV | AIV | After 24 h | After 48 h |
| GP (%) | ||||
| 0.00 | 2.69 | 2.76 | 1.04 | 0.95 |
| 0.50 | 2.84 | 2.79 | 1.09 | 0.96 |
| 1.00 | 3.06 | 2.93 | 1.02 | 0.97 |
| 1.50 | 3.11 | 2.85 | 1.05 | 0.94 |
| p Value | <0.0001 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.44 |
| SEM | 0.044 | 0.056 | 0.028 | 0.024 |
| MP (%) | ||||
| 0.00 | 2.94 | 2.87 | 1.11 | 0.98 |
| 1 | 2.91 | 2.81 | 1.06 | 0.96 |
| p Value | 0.50 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.36 |
| SEM | 0.031 | 0.040 | 0.020 | 0.017 |
| Interaction effects | ||||
| No GP + no MP | 2.61 | 2.71 | 1.04 | 0.95 |
| 0.50% GP + no MP | 2.83 | 2.84 | 1.13 | 0.98 |
| 1.00% GP + no MP | 3.09 | 2.97 | 1.16 | 1.03 |
| 1.50% GP + no MP | 3.23 | 2.96 | 1.10 | 0.98 |
| No GP + 1.00% MP | 2.77 | 2.81 | 1.04 | 0.94 |
| 0.50% GP + 1.00% MP | 2.85 | 2.75 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 1.00% GP + 1.00% MP | 3.03 | 2.92 | 1.07 | 0.94 |
| 1.50% GP + 1.00% MP | 2.99 | 2.75 | 1.07 | 1.01 |
| p Value | 0.02 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.46 |
| SEM | 0.063 | 0.079 | 0.040 | 0.034 |
Abbreviations: AIV, avian Influenza virus; GP, garlic powder; MP, mushroom powder; NDV, Newcastle disease virus; SEM, standard error of means.