Table 4.
Effect of yeast-cell-wall (YCW) diet on cell-mediated immune responses and fecal excretion of coccidia oocysts in neonatal chickens
| Basophilic hypersensitivity (mm2) | Oocyst in feces (cells/g) | |
| Diet | ||
| Control | 0.56 ± 0.08a | 32805 ± 572.80a |
| YCW | 0.82 ± 0.09b | 6505 ± 128.06b |
| Anticoccidial program | ||
| Coccidiostat | 0.67 ± 0.12 | 2810 ± 2454.36b |
| Vaccine | 0.71 ± 0.09 | 36500 ± 2308.66a |
| Variation source | Probability | |
| Diet | 0.012 | 0.001 |
| Anticoccidial program | 0.682 | 0.001 |
| Sample size per group | 35 | 10 |
For details see legend in Table 1. Values in the same column with different superscripts (within factors) are statistically significant. Mean + SEM. P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.