Table 4.

Specific anti-rotavirus antibodies in gut wash (GW) (total Ig) and serum (total Ig and IgM) from 16- and 28-day-old rats.

			REF	DRI	HBC	PRE	PRO	SYN
Day 16	GW	Ig	14.85 ± 3.00	7.14 ± 2.43	6.09 ± 1.82*	13.05 ± 3.92	22.97 ± 6.94	23.45 ± 6.75
	Serum	Ig	1,624.96 ± 71.22	954.78 ± 155.66*	1,268.11 ± 195.28	1,234.32 ± 193.24	980.19 ± 68.19*	1,537.90 ± 64.49#
		IgM	442.64 ± 41.28	388.02 ± 61.10	540.19 ± 68.59	419.68 ± 47.22	500.79 ± 58.51	451.96 ± 99.81
Day 28	GW	Ig	27.37 ± 27.25	54.88 ± 35.31	109.08 ± 56.77	35.24 ± 23.21	71.58 ± 50.20	31.99 ± 31.82
	Serum	Ig	1,055.90 ± 81.64	1,048.51 ± 84.14	1,510.03 ± 276.22	883.89 ± 77.37	800.36 ± 64.38*,#	1,041.69 ± 89.86
		IgM	575.59 ± 28.71	711.26 ± 95.59	1,067.42 ± 196.08*	700.77 ± 71.57	774.38 ± 89.41	746.52 ± 75.46

Results are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6–12 animals/group).

Statistical significance: *p < 0.05 vs. REF; ^#p < 0.05 vs. DRI.

Groups: REF, reference; DRI, double rotavirus infected; HBC, hyperimmune bovine colostrum; PRE, prebiotic; PRO, probiotic; SYN, synbiotic.