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Table 3 Effect of weaning stress on the relative gene expression of CXCL8, IL-1β, GRα, TLR4, TNFα

From: An intensive milk replacer feeding program benefits immune response and intestinal microbiota of lambs during weaning

Variable

Days post weaning1

P-values3

Group

0

1

2

3

7

14

21

SEM

T2

S

T × S

CXCL8

C

1.65

3.16c

3.27c

4.34c,x

4.11c,x

4.13c,x

3.52c,x

0.15

**

***

***

 

H

2.46

2.69

2.97

2.18y

2.09y

2.41y

2.34y

0.12

IL-1β

C

1.89

2.09x

1.77x

3.22c,x

3.17b,x

4.22c

5.40c,x

0.20

**

***

***

 

H

2.68

3.37y

4.11c,y

5.37c,y

4.70c,y

4.77c

4.04c,y

0.16

GRα

C

1.53

2.72c

4.92c

5.94c,x

6.97c,x

6.70c,x

3.63c

0.28

***

***

***

 

H

1.06

2.07b

4.50c

4.30c,y

3.17c,y

3.57c,y

3.58c

0.18

TLR4

C

2.55

2.36x

2.94x

3.02x

3.63b

4.43c,x

3.84b

0.14

***

***

***

 

H

3.00

4.04b,y

5.50c,y

4.48c,y

3.06

2.60y

3.12

0.16

TNFα

C

2.63

3.80c

7.29c,x

7.96c,x

6.74c,x

2.79x

2.90

0.32

***

***

***

 

H

2.42

3.22

3.69b,y

2.96y

2.57y

3.73b,y

2.39

0.13

  1. Values are expressed as least squares means (LS-means)
  2. 11, 2, 3, 7, 14, and 21 d relative to weaning (= 0 d)
  3. 2T: MR treatment; S: sampling time; T × S: MR treatment × sampling time interaction
  4. 3Superscripts a, b, c within rows to indicate the LS-means differ from 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, and 21 d compared with 0 d by P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and P < 0.001, respectively; x, y within columns, to indicate that the LS-means differ from C and H groups by P < 0.05; * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001
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