Acute phase protein mRNA expressions and enhancement of antioxidant defense system in Black-meated Silkie Fowls supplemented with clove (Eugenia caryophyllus) extracts under the influence of chronic heat stress

Table 7 Effect of clove extract supplementation on plasma immunoglobulin levels of black-meated fowls (21 d)^a

	Treatment^b ET (supplemented clove, mg/kg)
Immunoglobulin
(μg/mL)	TC^c	0	200	400	600	SEM
IgA	273.6^c	280.5^c	313.2^b	378.7^a	387.5^a	10.02
IgG	522.1^c	595.0^c	601.9^b	642.6^a	658.3^a	9.21
IgM	66.59^c	70.11^c	79.04^b	84.23^a	90.42^a	2.48

^a Data are means of 2 birds per replicate (5 birds per cage; 7 replicates per group). ^a–cMeans with common superscripts within a row not differ significantly (P < 0.05)
^b ET: Elevated temperature treatment (35 ± 2 °C); ^c TC: Thermoneutral temperature treatment (24 ± 2 °C)

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