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. 2021 Apr 15;100(7):101196. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101196

Table 5.

Immune organ indices of chicks in different treatment groups.1

Item NC PC HB PF SEM2 P-value
thymus 0.45a 0.35b 0.40ab 0.46a 0.020 0.038
spleen 0.11 0.09 0.13 0.12 0.014 0.434
bursa of Fabricius 0.26ab 0.21b 0.22b 0.29a 0.014 0.041

Abbreviations: HB, herbal blend group; NC, negative control group; PC, positive control group; PF, probiotic-fermented herbal blend group.

1

Data represent the mean value (n = 5) for each treatment group.

2

Pooled standard error of mean.

a,b

Different superscripts within a row indicate significantly different means (P < 0.05).