Immunostimulant Effect of Egyptian Propolis in Rabbits

Table 1

Total leukocytes count (×10³/μL) in different experimental groups of rabbits received propolis and vaccine treatments for six weeks (mean ± SE).

Groups Period (week)	Control; (1)	Propolis orally; (2)	Propolis orally then vaccine S/C; (3)	Vaccine S/C then propolis orally; (4)	Propolis orally + vaccine S/C; (5)	Vaccine S/C only; (6)	Propolis + vaccine S/C; (7)	Propolis S/C; (8)
1	8.85^bd; ±0.55	7.98^d; ±0.40	8.93^bd; ±0.52	9.60^bc; ±0.51	8.24^cd; ±0.13	9.68^b; ±0.45	12.50^a; ±0.31	9.82^b; ±0.45
2	8.42^bc; ±0.57	9.10^bc; ±0.76	7.82^c; ±0.35	8.31^bc; ±0.37	9.80^ab; ±0.90	11.06^a; ±0.24	8.22^bc; ±0.28	8.14^bc; ±0.33
3	8.89^b; ±0.61	11.60^a; ±0.56	12.43^a; ±0.78	12.95^a; ±0.37	11.50^a; ±0.48	8.96^b; ±0.23	12.78^a; ±0.25	9.28^b; ±0.30
4	10.32^c; ±0.27	11.12^bc; ±1.28	13.66^a; ±0.76	13.18^ab; ±0.41	10.35^c; ±0.39	12.28^a-c; ±0.56	13.37^a; ±0.35	12.44^a-c; ±0.78
5	8.57^e; ±0.24	12.56^b; ±0.25	14.18^a; ±0.62	12.12^bc; ±0.45	10.44^d; ±0.42	11.18^cd; ±0.32	12.78^b; ±0.40	11.36^cd; ±0.27
6	9.90^c; ±1.22	12.36^b; ±0.33	16.54^a; ±0.41	12.84^b; ±0.49	12.40^b; ±0.73	8.65^c; ±0.23	12.86^b; ±0.82	10.34^c; ±0.39

Means followed by different superscripts (a, b, c, d, e) within the same row are significantly different at 𝑃<0.05.
SE: standard error.