Table 6.
Effect of various FOS concentrations on antibodies of 5-wk-old broiler chickens.
Treatment | Antibody concentration | ||
---|---|---|---|
IgY | IgA | IgM | |
Control | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.008 |
FOS (0.3%) | 0.48 | 0.10 | 0.011 |
FOS (0.5%) | 0.41 | 0.12 | 0.014 |
FOS (0.7%) | 0.39 | 0.11 | 0.007 |
SEM | 0.170 | 0.024 | 0.002 |
P-value | 0.901 | 0.913 | 0.493 |
FOS, Fructooligosaccharide; IgM, Immunoglobulin M; IgY, Immunoglobulin Y; IgA, Immunoglobulin A. The difference in treatment means among the groups is statistically different at P < 0.05.