Table 7.
Effect of dietary chestnut wood extract supplementation on serum immune parameters in broilers.1
| Item | CON | CTC | CWE | SEM | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgA (g/L) | 4.27 | 4.25 | 4.26 | 0.05 | 0.983 |
| IgG (g/L) | 2.28b | 2.29b | 2.38a | 0.03 | 0.033 |
| IgM (g/L) | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.64 | 0.02 | 0.655 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 125.32 | 133.15 | 128.66 | 1.36 | 0.070 |
| IL-1β (pg/mL) | 27.97 | 26.92 | 24.80 | 1.51 | 0.163 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 47.47 | 51.73 | 47.86 | 1.16 | 0.267 |
SEM, pooled standard error of the means. Different superscript lowercase letters in the same row means significantly different at P < 0.05.
Abbreviations: CON, control; CTC, antibiotic (chlortetracycline); CWE, chestnut wood extract; IgA, immunoglobulin A; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-1β, interleukin1β; TNF-α, tumor necrotic factor-α.
1
Data represented the mean value of 7 sample per treatment.