Table 6.
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Parameters | NC | EOs | EOs + BPO0.25 | EOs + BPO0.5 | EOs + RSO0.25 | EOs + RSO0.5 | SEM | p-Value |
Lysozymes (μ/mL) | 0.79 d | 0.81 d | 0.86 b | 1.00 a | 0.83 c | 0.87 b | 0.01 | <0.001 |
IgM (mg/dL) | 13.26 d | 14.16 c | 16.11 b | 18.10 a | 14.44 c | 16.27 b | 0.31 | <0.001 |
IgG (mg/dL) | 1.68 d | 1.84 c | 2.04 b | 2.40 a | 1.84 c | 2.06 b | 0.05 | <0.001 |
Phagocytic, % | 61.28 d | 63.86 c | 68.56 b | 83.46 a | 64.68 c | 68.88 b | 1.37 | <0.001 |
IgM: immunoglobulins M; IgG: immunoglobulins G. EOs mixture of mint, parsley, and carrot oils. EOs: birds fed a basal diet supplemented with 1.5 g/kg EOs; EOs + BPO0.25: birds fed a basal diet supplemented with 1.5 g/kg EOs plus 0.25 g/kg black pepper oil (BPO); EOs + BPO0.5: birds fed a basal diet supplemented with 1.5 g/kg EOs plus 0.25 g/kg black pepper oil (BPO); EOs + RSO0.25: birds fed a basal diet supplemented with 1.5 g/kg EOs plus 0.25 g/kg radish seed oil (RSO); EOs + RSO0.5: birds fed a basal diet supplemented with 1.5 g/kg EOs plus 0.5 g/kg radish seed oil (RSO). SEM: standard error of the mean; abcd means with different superscripts within the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05).