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Supplementation with XOS increased acetate and butyrate in the cecum, while FLA supplementation increased propionate in the cecum. An increase in plasma IgG was observed in XOS-fed 21-day-old broilers, but FLA supplementation decreased IgG in the plasma of 42-day-old broilers and increased plasma IL-2. Furthermore, FLA or XOS supplementation downregulated mRNA expression of\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      IFN\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b3<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>LITAF<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>TLR5<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The above data suggest that addition of XOS and FLA to the diet could improve the growth performance of broilers and reduce the expression of cytokine genes by stimulating SCFA.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.4435","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,3,5]],"date-time":"2018-03-05T03:56:51Z","timestamp":1520222211000},"page":"e4435","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":49,"title":["Effects of xylo-oligosaccharide and flavomycin on the immune function of broiler chickens"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Lin","family":"Yuan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Farm Animal Breeding and Nutritional Regulation, Institute of animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wanli","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Henan Academy of Agricultural 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