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Table 4 Effect of dietary selenium sources and Vit E levels on antibody response in broiler chickens

From: Effects of vitamin E, inorganic selenium, bacterial organic selenium, and their combinations on immunity response in broiler chickens

Treatments

DAY 21

DAY 42

IgA (g/L)

IgG (g/L)

IgM (g/L)

IgA (g/L)

IgG (g/L)

IgM (g/L)

Vit E mg/kg

 0

1.135

4.239

0.837b

1.599

7.148

0.967

 100

1.169

4.234

1.003a

1.524

7.279

1.038

Se sources

 NS

1.053b

3.695

0.875

1.357b

6.556b

0.941

 SS

1.101b

4.439

0.966

1.645a

7.505a

1.040

 ADS18-Se

1.302a

4.577

0.917

1.482ab

7.577a

1.027

 SEM

0.039

0.179

0.032

0.074

0.181

0.020

p Values

 Vit

0.618

0.987

0.004

0.547

0.682

0.018

 Se

0.019

0.105

0.378

0.011

0.028

0.042

 Se*Vit

0.354

0.364

0.134

0.174

0.201

0.032

Vit E 0

NS

0.987

3.353

0.723

1.387

6.078

0.938b

SS

1.153

4.690

0.888

2.033

7.690

0.999a

ADS18-Se

1.263

4.675

0.899

1.378

7.676

1.036a

Vit E 100

NS

1.118

4.035

1.028

1.328

7.036

0.943b

SS

1.048

4.187

1.045

1.659

7.321

0.940b

ADS18-Se

1.342

4.479

0.936

1.588

7.479

1.017a

SEM

0.039

0.179

0.031

0.073

0.180

0.020

  1. a-bmeans with different superscripts within a column-subgroup are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. a-bmeans with different superscripts within a column of significant interaction are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  3. NS no Se supplement, SS sodium selenite, ADS18-Se bacterial organic Se
  4. Experimental unit, (n = 12)