. 2024 Feb 28;10(2):e1399. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1399

TABLE 8.

Effect of experimental treatments on villus height (μm), crypt depth (μm) and villus height/crypt depth of the duodenum and jejunum of broiler chickens on day 42.

Additive type	Feed form	Villus height		Crypt depth		Villus height/crypt depth
Additive type	Feed form	Duodenum	Jejunum	Duodenum	Jejunum	Duodenum	Jejunum
CTL	Mash	1078.62	1058.15	147.18	159.93	7.33	6.68
SFH		1141.34	1070.82	147.98	165.15	7.75	6.48
ENZ		1051.56	1044.86	143.39	174.28	7.32	6.04
SFH + ENZ		1089.44	1059.66	137.78	177.62	7.90	6.02
CTL	Pellet	1169.66	1145.19	149.38	158.41	7.83	7.33
SFH		1341.39	1186.66	141.11	167.20	9.31	7.09
ENZ		1431.10	1154.82	147.35	160.55	9.72	7.19
SFH + ENZ		1326.11	1170.82	146.84	148.81	9.02	7.88
SEM		71.44	46.66	3.41	7.70	0.47	0.39
Main effects
Additive type
CTL		1124.14	1101.67	148.28	159.17	7.58	7.00
SFH		1227.86	1128.74	144.54	166.18	8.53	6.79
ENZ		1241.33	1099.84	145.37	167.41	8.52	6.62
SFH + ENZ		1207.14	1115.24	142.31	163.21	8.46	6.95
SEM		50.52	32.99	2.41	5.44	0.33	0.28
Feed form
Mash		1090.24^b	1058.37^b	144.08	169.24	7.58^b	6.30^b
Pellet		1310.31^a	1164.37^a	146.17	158.74	8.97^a	7.37^a
SEM		35.72	23.33	1.70	3.85	0.23	0.19
p‐Value
Additive type		0.37	0.91	0.39	0.71	0.15	0.76
Feed form		0.0002	0.003	0.39	0.06	0.004	0.0009
Additive type × feed form		0.25	0.98	0.15	0.20	0.27	0.38

Note: Means with different letters (a, b) within the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05).

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