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Table 6 Effects of different forms of yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae on lymphocyte subtype populations and proliferation of T-lymphocytes of piglets at day 7a

From: Effects of different forms of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae on growth performance, intestinal development, and systemic immunity in early-weaned piglets

Itemb

Dietary treatmentc

SEM

P value

Control

LY

HKY

SFY

 CD4 + T, %

30.75

34.25

32.25

33.25

1.60

0.48

 CD8 + T, %

25.25

22.50

24.75

23.25

1.00

0.20

 CD4 + T/CD8 + T

1.22e

1.53d

1.31de

1.43de

0.07

0.04

 LPR (OD490)

0.22e

0.33d

0.28de

0.31d

0.02

0.04

  1. aValues are means for n = 4 replicates
  2. bLPR stands for T-lymphocyte proliferation rate
  3. c LY live yeast, HKY heat-killed whole yeast, SFY superfine yeast powders
  4. d, eMeans in a row without a common letter differ (P < 0.05)