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Table 5 Effect of dietary DL-SeMet supplementation on antibody levels of weaning pigs

From: Effects of dietary Selenomethionine supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, plasma selenium concentration, and immune function in weaning pigs

Items1

Low-Se

Sodium selenite

DL-SeMet

SEM

P-value*

< 0.1

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.7

  

21 d

        

 IgA, g/L

1.17

1.07

1.14

1.11

1.25

1.00

0.07

0.30

 IgM, g/L

0.89

0.81

0.81

0.85

0.88

0.75

0.04

0.15

 IgG, g/L

8.60

8.16

8.46

8.81

9.14

7.94

0.34

0.19

42 d

        

 IgA, g/L

1.07

1.05

1.09

1.16

1.14

1.10

0.07

0.85

 IgM, g/L

0.88

0.78

0.84

0.91

0.88

0.94

0.05

0.30

 IgG, g/L

8.70

8.52

8.54

8.74

8.78

8.99

0.27

0.85

  1. *Means followed by different letters in a row differ significantly (P < 0.05), followed by no or same letters indicated no significant difference (P > 0.05).
  2. 1IgA: immune globulin A, IgM: immune globulin M, IgG: immune globulin G.