Table 3 Effects of dietary supplementation of broiler breeder hens and their offspring with genistein on broilers’ lymphocyte proliferation in vitro and immunoglobulin levels in the serum at 21 days of age.

From: Dietary genistein supplementation for breeders and their offspring improves the growth performance and immune function of broilers

 

LPS SIa

CONA SIb

IgM (ug/mL)

IgG (ng/mL)

IgA (ug/mL)

Diet

  CON

1.37 ± 0.12

1.23 ± 0.13

188 ± 51

41.73 ± 13.23b

435 ± 69

  GEN

1.52 ± 0.21

1.38 ± 0.12

256 ± 41

56.84 ± 10.71a

457 ± 67

P-value

0.102

0.070

0.015

0.078

0.360

  1. We induced T and B lymphocyte cell multiplication in peripheral blood lymphocytes through concanavalin A and lipopolysaccharide stimulation, respectively. aLipopolysaccharide stimulus index; bconcanavalin A stimulus index. CON, control group; GEN, genistein group. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 8 broiler chickens), with a P-value.
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