Vaccination with Astragalus and Ginseng Polysaccharides Improves Immune Response of Chickens against H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus

Table 2

Effect of APS and GPS on body weight gain (g).

Groups	D3	D7	D14	D28
APS (100 mg/kg)	117.8 ± 8.49	148.3 ± 11.59	214.9 ± 12.44	396.1 ± 21.31
GPS (100 mg/kg)	107.2 ± 9.51	146.9 ± 13.03	207.1 ± 20.6	398.4 ± 23.82
APS (200 mg/kg)	113.3 ± 10.99	150.6 ± 12.5	240.5 ± 16.43	397.8 ± 22.53
GPS (200 mg/kg)	112.6 ± 8.9	145.7 ± 12.96	213.4 ± 25.42	371.5 ± 28.5
APS (400 mg/kg)	119.2 ± 10.78	166.4 ± 13.01	261.4 ± 18.7	432.0 ± 23.65
GPS (400 mg/kg)	117.6 ± 8.48	147.3 ± 14.15	235.8 ± 22.73	410.51 ± 27.34
Vaccine	109.7 ± 9.72	139.7 ± 14.73	197.5 ± 21.91	382.2 ± 23.9
Blank control	117.2 ± 9.07	146.8 ± 13.03	235.8 ± 22.73	382.8 ± 24.79

Superscripts with different letters (a, b, and c) differ significantly ().
APS = astragalus polysaccharide; GPS = ginseng polysaccharide; D = day.