Table 7. The heterophil to lymphocyte (H:L) ratio and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity in serum of male broilers on d 35 fed riboflavin and Bacillus subtilis and challenged with coccidiosis

Riboflavin Bacillus Coccidiosis H:L SOD U/mL
0.75 0.979 18.1
6.6 0.884 18.7
20 0.843 18.7
SEM1) 0.0544 1.37
No 0.936 17.8
Yes 0.868 19.2
SEM 0.0446 1.12
Non-challenge 0.876 17.8
Challenge 0.928 19.2
SEM 0.0447 1.12
Riboflavin × Coccidiosis
  0.75 Non-challenge 0.981 17.9ab
  0.75 Challenge 0.976 18.3ab
  6.6 Non-challenge 0.811 22.7a
  6.6 Challenge 0.958 14.7b
  20 Non-challenge 0.836 18.1ab
  20 Challenge 0.851 19.2ab
  SEM1) 0.0769 1.94
p-value
  Riboflavin 0.199 0.946
Bacillus 0.278 0.382
  Coccidiosis 0.407 0.168
  Riboflavin × Bacillus 0.057 0.971
  Riboflavin × Coccidiosis2) 0.557 0.038
Bacillus × Coccidiosis2) 0.311 0.389
  Riboflavin × Bacillus × Coccidiosis2) 0.448 0.441
n = 8.
Means of non-significant interactions are not listed.
Means in a column not sharing a common superscript are different (p < 0.05).