Table 7.
Histological morphology of jejunum mucosa of Ningdu yellow chickens.
| Items | Additive amount of TCP |
SEM |
P value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | ANOVA | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| VH (μm) | 868.62b | 982.33b | 1144.02a | 1148.00a | 1141.09a | 25.67 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| CD (μm) | 89.83 | 100.13 | 96.80 | 102.05 | 102.05 | 2.00 | 0.282 | 0.069 | 0.152 |
| V/C | 9.79 | 10.10 | 11.79 | 11.21 | 11.49 | 0.28 | 0.098 | 0.021 | 0.046 |
Values are the means and SEM of 12 broilers (2 broilers per replicate).
a–b
Means within a row lacking a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).
Abbreviations: CD, crypt depth; SEM, standard error of the mean; TCP, traditional Chinese prescription; V/C, villous height/crypt depth; VH, villous height.