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Table 6 Effects of dietary treatment1 on cytokine IFN-γ and IL-10 concentration and their ratio in blood of piglets at different time points

From: Fermented rye with Agaricus subrufescens and mannan-rich hydrolysate based feed additive to modulate post-weaning piglet immune response

Day

Parameter

Treatment

LSmeans

SEM

P-value

15

IFN-γ, pg/mL

Control

7.55

2.91

0.189

  

FS

12.9

2.38

 
 

IL-10, pg/mL

Control

11.9a

2.42

0.028

  

FS

3.53b

1.98

 
 

Ratio IFN-γ/IL-10

Control

0.823

1.27

0.041

  

FS

5.08

1.14

 

30

IFN-γ, pg/mL

Control

4.48

0.816

0.377

  

FS

3.54

0.577

 
 

IL-10, pg/mL

Control

51.3x

13.5

0.080

  

FS

17.6y

9.52

 
 

Ratio IFN-γ/IL-10

Control

0.207

0.687

0.511

  

FS

0.789

0.485

 

45

IFN-γ, pg/mL

Control

3.26

1.34

0.648

  

FS

3.99

0.720

 
 

IL-10, pg/mL

Control

6.46

2.28

0.934

  

FS

6.24

1.22

 
 

Ratio IFN-γ/IL-10

Control

0.479

0.189

0.416

  

FS

0.801

0.003

 
  1. SEM, standard error of the mean
  2. a,bDifferent superscripts within a column indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05)
  3. x,yDifferent superscripts within a row indicate a tendency difference (P < 0.1)
  4. 1Dietary treatment = additional Fysal Solute (FS) at 2 kg/ton