From: Dietary administered purified β-glucan of edible mushroom (Pleurotus florida) provides immunostimulation and protection in broiler experimentally challenged with virulent Newcastle disease virus
Treatment group
No. of birds challenged
No. of birds died
No. of birds protected
Protection (%)
Group A (15 mg/kg feed )
4
2
50
Group B (30 mg/kg feed )
1
3
75
Group C (control diet)
0