Table 3.

The effects of supplemental GGS on peripheral lymphocyte proliferation in chickens of different ages.

Groupa	Dose (%, w/w)	Lymphocyte proliferation ratio
		(ConA+/ConA–)
		8 weeks	12 weeks	16 weeks
Control	0	1.90	2.13	1.87
GGSL	0.5	1.77	2.18	1.72
GGSM	1.0	2.40	2.68	2.79
GGSH	2.0	3.09*	3.76*	5.24*
SE		0.34	0.31	0.52

^aGGS_L: Low dose of GGS; GGS_M: medium dose of GGS; GGS_H: high dose of GGS.

*Significant difference (P <  .05 versus control group).