Table 4.
Therapeutic administration of a 0.1% mixture containing ascorbic acid (AA) and a solid dispersion of curcumin with polyvinylpyrrolidone (CUR/PVP, ratio 1:9) and boric acid (BA) (AA-CUR/PVP-BA), on serum concentration of fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FITC-d), and total intestinal immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels in broiler chickens on day ten post Salmonella Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) challenge 1 (experiment 2).
| Treatments | FITC-d (μg/mL) | IgA (μg/mL) |
|---|---|---|
| Positive control | 0.700 ± 0.020 a | 14.34 ± 2.81 a |
| AA-BA-CUR/PVP | 0.489 ± 0.026 b | 7.38 ± 1.08 b |
Data expressed as mean ± SE from 12 chickens. 1 Chickens were orally gavaged with 104 cfu of S. Enteritidis per chicken at 1-d old, samples were collected ten days post-S. Enteritidischallenge. a,b Values within columns with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).