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On days 5 and 10 post-hatch, cecal tonsil, bursa of fabricius, and spleen were collected for gene expression and cellular analysis. On days 14 and 21 post-hatch, birds were immunized intramuscularly with both sheep red blood cells (SRBC) and keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH). Serum samples were collected on days 0, 7, 14, and 21 after primary immunization. The results demonstrated that lactobacilli inoculation increased the splenic expression of cytokines, including interferon (IFN)\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic>-<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    \u03b1, IFN\n                    <jats:italic>-<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u03b2, IFN\n                    <jats:italic>-<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u03b3, interleukin (IL)-8, and IL-12 on day 5 post-hatch compared to the control group (PBS). However, in cecal tonsils, lactobacilli treatment downregulated the expression of IL-6 on day 5 post-hatch and IL-2 and IL-8 on day 10 post-hatch. No significant differences were observed in the expression of cytokine genes in the bursa except for IL-13 which was upregulated in lactobacilli-treated groups P2 and P3 on days 5 and 10 post-hatch. Flow cytometry analysis showed that the percentage of KUL01, CD4\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    and CD8\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    splenocytes was not affected by treatments. In addition, no significant differences were observed for antibody titers against SRBC. However, lactobacilli treatment (P1, P2, and P3) was found to increase IgM titers on day 21 post-primary immunization compared to controls. Furthermore,\n                    <jats:italic>in ovo<\/jats:italic>\n                    injection of the highest dose of probiotics (1 \u00d7 10\n                    <jats:sup>7<\/jats:sup>\n                    , P3) increased serum IgG titers against KLH on day 7 post-primary immunization. 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