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. 2020 Dec 1;34(3):443–448. doi: 10.5713/ab.20.0550

Table 5.

Effect of dietary astaxanthin rich Phaffia rhodozyma levels on immune defenses of laying hens

Items Control Phaffia rhodozyma supplemental levels (mg/kg) p-value

800 1,200 1,600
IgM (mg/L) 7.39±0.31 7.79±0.32 8.06±0.31 7.86±0.38 0.2278
IgA (mg/L) 19.06±0.65 20.01±0.64 20.51±0.65 20.11±0.64 0.1643
IgG (mg/L) 77.23±4.27b 86.21±3.92a 86.29±4.38a 84.34±4.05ab 0.0341

Ig, immunoglobulin.

a,b

Means in a row without a common superscripts differ (p<0.05).