TABLE 5.

Effect of experimental treatments on the relative weight and length of the different parts of the intestine of broiler chickens on day 42.

Additive type	Feed form	Relative weight (% of BW)				Length (cm)
		Duodenum	Jejunum	Ileum	Cecaa	Duodenum	Jejunum	Ileum	Cecab
CTL	Mash	0.81	2.39	2.27	0.76	33.00	76.50	93.87	19.25
SFH		0.80	2.14	2.07	0.80	32.00	75.75	90.75	17.75
ENZ		0.89	2.23	2.21	0.77	32.50	72.50	91.25	18.25
SFH + ENZ		0.79	2.17	2.20	0.80	30.67	72.75	85.50	19.00
CTL	Pellet	0.78	2.04	1.79	0.76	33.00	70.25	84.50	18.00
SFH		0.83	2.11	1.95	0.84	33.62	75.50	89.75	19.25
ENZ		0.86	2.36	2.11	0.82	31.75	74.25	88.50	18.25
SFH + ENZ			2.31	2.15	0.85	31.50	75.25	87.50	18.25
SEM		0.04	0.17	0.15	0.03	1.14	3.56	2.16	0.89
Main effects
Additive type
CTL		0.79	2.21	2.03	0.76	33.00	73.37	89.18	18.62
SFH		0.81	2.12	2.01	0.82	32.81	75.62	90.25	18.50
ENZ		0.87	2.30	2.16	0.80	32.12	73.37	89.87	18.25
SFH + ENZ		0.82	2.24	2.17	0.83	31.08	74.00	86.50	18.62
SEM		0.02	0.12	0.10	0.02	0.80	2.51	1.53	0.63
Feed form
Mash		0.82	2.23	2.19	0.78	32.04	74.37	90.34	18.56
Pellet		0.83	2.20	2.00	0.82	32.46	73.81	87.56	18.43
SEM		0.02	0.08	0.07	0.01	0.57	1.78	1.08	0.44
p‐Value
Additive type		0.24	0.80	0.61	0.29	0.34	0.91	0.32	0.97
Feed form		0.89	0.81	0.09	0.20	0.60	0.82	0.08	0.84
Additive type × feed form		0.62	0.49	0.49	0.88	0.75	0.60	0.08	0.45

Abbreviations: ENZ, endo‐power enzyme; SFH, sunflower hulls.

^a Weight of the 2 ceca.

^b Length of the 1 ceca.