Effect of Dietary Administration of Bananas on Immunocytes in F1 Hybrid Calves

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Seiichi KAWAMURA³  Hiromichi OHTSUKA³  Toshihiro ICHIJHO²  Keiichi MATSUDA¹ 

[1] Chuou Veterinary Clinical Center, Miyagi Prefecture Federation of Agricultural Mutual Aid Associations;Kenpoku Veterinary Clinical Center, Miyagi Prefecture Federation of Agricultural Mutual Aid Associations;Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University

关键词: Banana;    F1 hybrid calf;    immunity;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.68.75

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(23)Cited-By(3)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 CD3+, CD3+CD45R-, and CD3+TcR+ cells significantly increased between day 0 and day 5 in the treated group (P<0.01), and were significantly higher on day 5 in the treated group relative to the control group (P<0.05). 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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