Investigation of the immune effects of Scutellaria baicalensis on blood leukocytes and selected organs of the chicken’s lymphatic system

Table 4 Morphometry of lymphoid organs of broilers fed with diets containing different amounts of SBR, (n = 6)^c

Parameter	Dietary treatments				SEM	P-value	r^*
Parameter	C	0.5%	1.0%	1.5%	SEM	P-value	r^*
Liver RW, mg/100 g BW	1.97	2.09	2.06	1.78	0.12	0.087	−0.25
Bursa of Fabricius RW, mg/100 g BW	282.70^a	284.46^a	232.60^b	215.72^b	38.28	0.050	−0.95
Spleen RW, mg/100 g BW	169.63^a	145.50^b	136.90^b	141.82^b	25.73	0.043	−0.79

^a,bMeans in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)
^cThe results are expressed as the mean for 6 birds and 2 repeats. Control = basal diet; 0.5% = basal diet + 0.5% of SBR, 1.0% = basal diet + 1.0% of SBR, 1.5% = basal diet + 1.5% of SBR
*Pearson’s correlation coefficient

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