Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Table 5 Serum immunoglobin (Ig) concentration of calves fed different levels of sodium butyrate

From: Supplementation with sodium butyrate improves growth and antioxidant function in dairy calves before weaning

Items	Treatment^a				SEM	P-value
Items	SB0	SB15	SB30	SB45	SEM	Linear	Quadratic	Cubic	Trt^b × Day	Day
IgA, mg/mL	0.72	0.74	0.71	0.73	0.01	0.939	0.963	0.513	0.231	0.510
IgG, mg/mL	5.82	5.73	5.44	5.73	0.08	0.630	0.450	0.503	0.607	0.241
IgM, mg/mL	0.20	0.19	0.19	0.20	< 0.01	0.680	0.115	0.906	0.637	0.813

^a SB0, SB15, SB30, and SB45: 0, 15, 30, and 45 g of sodium butyrate per day, respectively, were supplemented
^b Trt Treatment (n = 10 per treatment group)

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ISSN: 2049-1891

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