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Table 7 The relative expression of cecal tonsil inflammatory genes of the laying hens. Data are presented as means (SD)a

From: Effects of dietary phosphorous supplementation on laying performance, egg quality, bone health and immune responses of laying hens challenged with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide

NPP,%

LPS

IL-1β

IL-6

IL-10

0.12

–

1.34

4.23

3.23

+

2.21

10.34

4.11

0.40

–

1.26

1.79

1.32

+

4.14

14.56

3.49

SEM

 

0.38

1.62

0.54

Main effect means

 NPP

  0.12

 

1.78

7.72

3.73

  0.40

 

2.70

8.17

2.40

 LPS

  –

 

1.30c

2.84c

2.14

  +

 

3.18b

12.45b

3.80

P-value

 NPP

 

0.103

0.663

0.254

 LPS

 

0.004

0.001

0.175

 NPP × LPS

 

0.079

0.122

0.551

  1. aMeans were calculated on n = 5 replicates (one laying hens per replicate) per treatment
  2. b-cWithin comparisons, means in a column with no common superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05)
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891