Research Article

Immunoprotective Effect of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) and Glucomannan on T-2 Toxin-Induced Immunodepression in Poultry

Table 2

Effect of dietary supplementation of seabuckthorn berries (SBT) and glucomannan (GM, mycotoxin binder) on total immunoglobulin (g/dl) in birds fed with T-2 toxin.

Days PosttreatmentControlToxinToxin + GMToxin + SBT400Toxin + SBT800Toxin + SBT400 + GMToxin + SBT800 + GM

28Unvaccinated 1 . 1 8 9 a c ± 0.121 0 . 4 0 3 b ± 0.028 0 . 8 8 9 c ± 0.154 1 . 2 2 3 a c ± 0.182 1 . 3 5 9 a c ± 0.068 1 . 4 4 3 a ± 0.126 1 . 9 1 8 d ± 0.080
Vaccinated 1 . 4 2 2 a c ± 0.092 0 . 7 0 4 b ± 0.088 1 . 1 5 4 c ± 0.036 1 . 4 7 6 a c ± 0.038 1 . 5 9 8 a ± 0.046 1 . 6 3 3 a ± 0.104 2 . 0 9 3 d ± 0.097

Mean values ± SE ( 𝑛 = 6 ), Means bearing same superscripts in between the columns do not differ significantly at 5% level.