. 2023 Aug 11;102(11):103022. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103022

Table 3.

Effect of different levels of EDDI on intestinal morphology in Cherry Valley ducks.

Items	EDDI (mg/kg)						SEM	P-value
Items	0	1	2	4	8	16	SEM	ANOVA	Linear	Quadratic
Jejunum
VH, μm	842.43^b	834.96^b	820.72^b	790.33^b	821.19^b	903.45^a	13.74	0.025	0.005	0.008
CD, μm	138.63	146.89	141.67	122.36	141.17	129.16	5.75	0.443	0.240	0.504
V/C	4.87^c	5.68^b	5.79^ab	6.42^ab	5.81^ab	6.91^a	0.27	0.125	0.163	0.329
Ileum
VH, μm	664.00^c	757.96^b	833.41^a	817.81^ab	791.68^ab	761.79^b	16.39	<0.001	0.265	<0.001
CD, μm	122.18^b	133.41^b	143.46^ab	155.04^a	133.31^b	100.29^c	6.20	0.002	0.066	<0.001
V/C	6.48	6.38	5.93	5.31	6.28	7.52	0.27	0.595	0.719	0.242

Abbreviations: CD, crypt depth; V:C, villus height-to-crypt depth ratio; VH, villus height.

^a-c

Mean values (n = 6) in a row without a common superscript are significantly different in variance analysis (P ˂ 0.05).