The effect of dietary supplementation of immunomodulators on in vitro chicken heterophil function was investigated using three diverse genetic lines of chickens (broiler, Fayoumi, and Leghorn). Dietary supplementation with β-glucan, ascorbic acid, and corticosterone was fed from 8 to 11 weeks of age. Heterophil function was evaluated weekly during supplementation using phagocytosis, bacterial killing, and heterophil extracellular traps (HETs)-DNA release. Fayoumis fed the basal diet had significantly higher HETs-DNA release (P=0.002) than Leghorns and broilers. Both genetic line and immunomodulator diet supplementation had significant effects on bacterial killing (line and diet effect: P<0.001) and HETs-DNA release (line: P<0.001; diet: P=0.043). Dietary supplementation with immunomodulators, therefore, shows potential to affect and augment heterophil function in chickens. The current results also suggest the important role of genetics in innate immune responses.
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