Table 3.
Effect of chromium picolinate and chromium nanoparticles supplementation on ELISA titers of infectious bronchitis. Data are presented as mean ± SEM
| Groups | 21 days | 28 days | 35 days | 42 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 1245.00 ± 204.04 | 2371.00 ± 1137.96 | 2399.50 ± 308.90abc | 2576.00 ± 708.70a |
| Heat stress | 1162.50 ± 354.40 | 1836.00 ± 385.06 | 1600.00 ± 361.41e | 1454.00 ± 216.50b |
| 500 ppb CrPic | 1437.50 ± 337.20 | 1950.30 ± 376.85 | 1808.00 ± 251.47de | 1500.00 ± 457.10b |
| 1000 ppb CrPic | 1275.00 ± 64.59 | 2187.80 ± 1414.70 | 2338.30 ± 218.65bc | 2100.00 ± 338.50a |
| 1500 ppb CrPic | 1237.50 ± 75.00 | 2402.00 ± 2069.07 | 2885.80 ± 141.79a | 2328.00 ± 680.20a |
| 500 ppb Nano-CrPic | 1362.00 ± 375.70 | 2071.00 ± 1314.02 | 2446.00 ± 179.44cd | 2279.00 ± 480.00a |
| 1000 ppb Nano-CrPic | 1417.50 ± 56.80 | 2619.00 ± 1136.29 | 2899.30 ± 463.37a | 2823.00 ± 313.70a |
| 1500 ppb Nano-CrPic | 1335.00 ± 50.66 | 2159.00 ± 705.41 | 2771.50 ± 397.31ab | 2331.80 ± 669.00a |
| Significant | NS | NS |
abcde: Different superscript letters indicate significant differences on each column at p < 0.05; NS: Non-significant,
: Significant.