Table 4.
Effects of enzyme-treated soybean meal replacing extruded full-fat soybean on interleukin cytokines in serum and jejunal mucosa of nursery pigs (pg/mg).
| Items | EFS1 | ESBM 1 | SEM | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum | ||||
| Interukin-1β | 20.32 | 17.97 | 0.41 | <0.01 |
| Interukin-6 | 131.06 | 111.85 | 5.10 | 0.05 |
| Interukin-10 | 21.68 | 27.37 | 1.54 | 0.02 |
| Interferon-γ | 79.82 | 62.97 | 4.00 | 0.02 |
| Tumor nuclear factor-α | 143.76 | 117.59 | 5.58 | <0.01 |
| Jejunal mucosa | ||||
| Interukin-1β | 8.98 | 7.02 | 0.73 | 0.13 |
| Interukin-6 | 63.20 | 56.57 | 3.13 | 0.21 |
| Interukin-10 | 18.57 | 18.11 | 1.06 | 0.77 |
| Interferon-γ | 34.29 | 28.61 | 2.03 | 0.12 |
| Tumor nuclear factor-α | 57.98 | 39.83 | 4.62 | 0.05 |
Note: SEM means standard error of the mean. n = 8. 1 EFS: Extruded full-fat soybean; ESBM: Enzyme-treated SBM.