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

Table 3

Effect of dietary supplementation of seabuckthorn berries (SBT) and glucomannan (GM, mycotoxin binder) on skin thickness (mm) in delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction in birds fed with T-2 toxin.

Hour	Control	Toxin	Toxin + GM	Toxin + SBT400	Toxin + SBT800	Toxin + SBT400 + GM	Toxin + SBT800 + GM
0	1.771^a  ±  0.068	1.714^a  ±  0.046	1.843^a  ±  0.020	1.800^a  ±  0.044	1.686^a  ±  0.059	1.757^a  ±  0.043	1.671^a  ±  0.029
12	3.171^ac  ±  0.185	1.814^b  ±  0.177	2.586^c  ±  0.116	2.871^ac  ±  0.129	2.986^ac  ±  0.137	3.100^ac  ±  0.244	3.557^a  ±  0.138
24	3.371^a  ±  0.200	1.929^b  ±  0.149	2.643^c  ±  0.102	3.471^a  ±  0.068	3.614^a  ±  0.110	3.743^a  ±  0.057	4.329^d  ±  0.171
36	2.743^ac  ±  0.172	1.800^b  ±  0.118	2.457^c  ±  0.131	2.814^ac  ±  0.059	2.886^acd  ±  0.132	2.943^acd  ±  0.143	3.414^d  ±  0.110
48	2.186^ac  ±  0.116	1.671^b  ±  0.113	1.900^cb  ±  0.079	2.429^ad  ±  0.081	2.486^ad  ±  0.163	2.571^ad  ±  0.092	2.729^d  ±  0.099
72	1.771^ab  ±  0.124	1.543^b  ±  0.166	1.800^ab  ±  0.087	2.029^ab  ±  0.115	2.129^ab  ±  0.154	2.229^a  ±  0.201	2.329^a  ±  0.141

Mean values ± SE (𝑛=7), Means bearing same superscripts in between the columns do not differ significantly at 5% level.