Effect of dietary administration of bananas on immunocytes in F1 hybrid calves
2006
Matsuda, K.(Miyagi Prefectural Federation of Agricultural Mutual Aid Association, Furukawa (Japan)) | ; Ohtsuka, H. | ; Ichijho, T. | ; Kawamura, S.
The effect of dietary administration of bananas on immunocytes in calves was investigated. Twenty Fl hybrid calves were used in this study (treated group n=10, control group n=10). Banana (2 g/kg BW) was administered to the calves for 5 days. Leukocyte subsets were examined on days 0, 5, 10, and 15. The numbers CD3E+, CD3E+CD45RE-, and CD3E+TcRE+ cells significantly increased between day 0 and day 5 in the treated group (P0.01), and were significantly higher on day 5 in the treated group relative to the control group (P0.05). These data showed that feeding banana to calves increased T-lymphocytes, suggesting it might be possibile to enhance protective functions against infections.
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