Table 10.
Effects of n-3 PUFA enrichment on serum IL-2 and INF-γ concentrations in IBD challenged broiler chickens.
| IL-2 (ng/ml) |
INF-γ (ng/ml) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Pre-challenge | 2 days post-challenge |
7 days post-challenge |
Pre-challenge | 2 days post-challenge |
7 days post-challenge |
| T1† | 7.9 ± 1.0a | 7.2 ± 0.7b | 5.8 ± 1.7 | 5.7 ± 1.0a | 7.9 ± 1.3 | 5.3 ± 1.9 |
| T2 | 2.9 ± 0.7b | 5.1 ± 1.5b | 6.8 ± 1.0 | 2.1 ± 0.7b | 6.9 ± 0.9 | 5.7 ± 1.1 |
| T3 | 6.5 ± 1.2a | 6.3 ± 0.6b | 4.5 ± 1.3 | 3.6 ± 0.7ab | 7.4 ± 2.0 | 4.4 ± 1.6 |
| T4 | 8.4 ± 0.9a | 10.6 ± 1.0a | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 6.2 ± 0.9a | 7.7 ± 1.9 | 5.8 ± 1.9 |
† Dietary n-3 PUFA level of 0.5 (T1), 8.0 (T2), 11.5 (T3), 16.5% (T4). n = 5 birds/treatment.
a-b Means within a column with different letters differ significantly (P < 0.05).