Effect of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum N-1 and isomaltose-oligosaccharide on promoting growth performance and modulating the gastrointestinal microbiota in newborn Hu sheep

Table 4 Differences in immune function of Hu lambs

Item	Treatments			SEM	P-value
Item	Con	Pro	Syn	SEM	P-value
D 30
Serum IgA, µg/mL	317.51	290.77	322.25	7.37	0.173
Serum IgM, µg/mL	1812.92	1882.37	1809.98	28.18	0.507
Serum IgG, µg/mL	6146.39	6446.19	6529.26	104.87	0.281
D 60
Serum IgG, µg/mL	5666.85	5990.00	5942.78	124.10	0.535
Rumen IgA, µg/mL	199.75	190.00	185.00	5.00	0.506
Ileal IgA, µg/mL	163.70	145.12	160.68	7.43	0.583
Ileal LPS, pg/mL	8.98	7.39	7.94	0.37	0.215
Spleen weight, g	20.90^A	24.54^A	32.64^B	1.90	0.020
Spleen index, %	0.162^A	0.150^A	0.194^B	0.007	0.024
Thymus weight, g	5.34	6.14	5.66	0.30	0.586
Thymus index, %	0.044	0.037	0.034	0.003	0.272

^{a, b} Mean values within a row with different superscripts have a tendency to differ (P < 0.10)
^{A, B} Mean values within a row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)

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