From: Soya saponin improves egg-laying performance and immune function of laying hens
 | Item | Control | 50 ppm SS | 500 ppm SS | P-value |
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5th week(27 weeks old, n = 6) | IL-2, pg/mL | 72.05 ± 4.25 | 66.95 ± 4.88 | 70.11 ± 4.92 | 0.198 |
IL-6, pg/mL | 83.24 ± 9.76 | 88.42 ± 14.52 | 91.17 ± 18.16 | 0.640 | |
IL-4, pg/mL | 20.08 ± 2.83a | 23.45 ± 4.47ab | 29.87 ± 8.57b | 0.032 | |
IFN-γ, pg/mL | 62.47 ± 13.16 | 67.01 ± 10.64 | 82.20 ± 21.04 | 0.104 | |
IFN-γ/IL-4 | 3.10 ± 0.42 | 2.93 ± 0.60 | 2.78 ± 0.16 | 0.450 | |
10th week(32 weeks old, n = 8) | IL-2, pg/mL | 70.98 ± 5.14 | 73.56 ± 8.82 | 74.66 ± 9.22 | 0.643 |
IL-6, pg/mL | 101.90 ± 18.43 | 111.58 ± 25.05 | 120.06 ± 22.58 | 0.283 | |
IL-4, pg/mL | 21.21 ± 6.61a | 28.99 ± 5.92b | 26.02 ± 4.35ab | 0.039 | |
IFN-γ, pg/mL | 55.04 ± 14.61a | 66.13 ± 14.34ab | 78.17 ± 12.35b | 0.011 | |
IFN-γ/IL-4 | 2.63 ± 0.24ab | 2.33 ± 0.52a | 3.04 ± 0.48b | 0.012 |