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Table 3 Effects of dietary treatment1 on Immunoglobulin A producing cells2 in tissue of piglets at different time points

From: Fermented rye with Agaricus subrufescens and mannan-rich hydrolysate based feed additive to modulate post-weaning piglet immune response

Tissue

Day

Treatment

LSmeans

SEM

P-value

Jejunum

15

Control

13.6a

1.05

 < 0.001

  

FS

7.28b

1.00

 
 

30

Control

23.0a

1.60

0.009

  

FS

17.3b

1.03

 
 

45

Control

26.0

3.00

0.544

  

FS

23.5

2.72

 

Ileum

15

Control

11.8a

0.896

0.001

  

FS

6.62b

0.850

 
 

30

Control

20.2a

1.44

0.002

  

FS

13.4b

1.02

 
 

45

Control

18.7

2.16

0.429

  

FS

16.4

1.95

 

Colon

15

Control

11.3

1.00

0.130

  

FS

8.98

1.06

 
 

30

Control

19.7a

1.96

0.001

  

FS

15.6b

0.91

 
 

45

Control

23.0a

1.31

0.012

  

FS

17.9b

1.24

 
  1. SEM = standard error of the mean
  2. a,bDifferent superscripts within a column indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05)
  3. 1Dietary treatment = additional Fysal Solute (FS) at 2 kg/ton
  4. 2Immunolabeled cells were counted in 10 non-overlapping consecutive high magnification fields of 25,000 μm