. 2019 Nov 1;15:387. doi: 10.1186/s12917-019-2138-8

Table 5.

Plasma IgA and IL-6 levels in turkeys (n = 7)

	IgA [μg/ml]	IL-6 [pg/ml]
Group¹
0-DLM_L	0.176	0.141^b
0-MHA_L	0.096	0.161^b
0-DLM_H	0.159	0.121^bc
0-MHA_H	0.278	0.118^bc
HE-DLM_L	0.178	0.385^a
HE-MHA_L	0.086	0.101^bc
HE-DLM_H	0.101	0.201^b
HE-MHA_H	0.103	0.070^c
Infection
0	0.177	0.135
HE	0.117	0.189
Met dosage
Low	0.134	0.197
High	0.160	0.127
Met source
DLM	0.153	0.212
MHA	0.141	0.113
SEM²	0.012	0.017
p – values
Infection	< 0.001	< 0.001
Dose	0.068	< 0.001
Source	0.414	< 0.001
Interactions	nd³	d⁴

¹ Feeds administered to uninfected (0) and infected (HE) turkeys in weeks 1–4 and 5–8, contained DLM and the equivalent amount of MHA at two levels low (_L) - 0.55, 0.45, and high (_H) - 0.78, 0.65, respectively [% as fed]

²SEM- standard error of the mean

³nd – not detected: no significant infection x dose, infection x source, dose x source or infection x dose x source interactions

⁴d- detected: Significant interactions between the experimental factors; higher dose of DLM and both doses of MHA decreased plasma IL-6 levels in HEV-infected turkeys

^a-c values differ significantly