Table 2 The effect of dietary LNT supplementation and/or RV challenge on the immunoglobulin, rotavirus-antibody, rotavirus non-structural protein 4 and/or interferon-β concentrations in serum and jejunal mucosa of weaned pigs

 IgM, mg/mL

0.17 ± 0.02^c

0.24 ± 0.01^b

0.26 ± 0.01^b

0.35 ± 0.03^a

<  0.05

<  0.05

0.77

 IgG, mg/mL

1.26 ± 0.04^b

1.49 ± 0.10^a

1.59 ± 0.06^a

1.64 ± 0.08^a

0.07

<  0.05

0.25

 IgA, μg/mL

68.58 ± 2.50^c

73.23 ± 1.54^b

76.25 ± 1.21^ab

81.24 ± 1.21^a

<  0.05

<  0.05

0.92

 RV-Ab, ng/L

17.23 ± 2.07^c

18.29 ± 0.99^c

22.14 ± 1.07^b

26.79 ± 1.15^a

<  0.05

<  0.05

<  0.05

 NSP4, ng/mg protein

8.60 ± 0.61^c

8.01 ± 0.56^c

23.90 ± 0.63^a

14.15 ± 0.59^b

<  0.05

<  0.05

<  0.05

 sIgA, μg/mg protein

19.25 ± 1.23^b

25.17 ± 1.52^a

15.23 ± 0.82^c

19.72 ± 0.92^b

<  0.05

<  0.05

0.58

 RV-Ab, ng/mg protein

7.71 ± 0.57^b

8.79 ± 0.72^ab

8.82 ± 1.04^ab

9.80 ± 0.55^a

<  0.05

<  0.05

0.86

 IFN-β, pg/mg protein

225.31 ± 26.48^c

353.65 ± 18.58^b

401.87 ± 25.57^b

508.88 ± 16.95^a

<  0.05

< 0.05

0.64