Table 6.
Histology of middle and distal intestine in turbot before V. harveyi challenge.
| Item | Control | SM | FPH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle intestine | |||
| The distribution (%) of villus height | |||
| 0–100 (μm) | 12.80 ± 5.11 | 22.42 ± 4.61 | 12.00 ± 2.34 |
| 101–500 (μm) | 53.67 ± 4.79 | 40.65 ± 2.48 | 45.21 ± 4.83 |
| 501–1000 (μm) | 31.45 ± 4.74 | 29.70 ± 2.12 | 38.87 ± 1.73 |
| >1000 (μm) | 2.08 ± 0.86 | 7.23 ± 2.63 | 3.92 ± 1.47 |
| The number of goblet cell | 1032.83 ± 102.57 | 918.50 ± 116.03 | 1319.83 ± 97.71 |
| Distal intestine | |||
| The distribution (%) of villus height | |||
| 0–100 (μm) | 20.66 ± 5.19 | 10.61 ± 1.57 | 10.03 ± 4.05 |
| 101–500 (μm) | 47.22 ± 6.39 | 40.63 ± 2.39 | 58.13 ± 8.28 |
| 501–1000 (μm) | 32.12 ± 1.24 | 36.11 ± 4.99 | 26.76 ± 8.00 |
| >1000 (μm) | 0b | 12.35 ± 1.90a | 5.08 ± 2.56b |
| The number of goblet cell | 876.17 ± 137.86 | 918.83 ± 110.83 | 1111.33 ± 176.10 |
Note: Values are means and standard error of three replicate tanks. Values in the same row followed by different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05) according to Tukeys' multiple comparison test.
Abbreviations: FPH, fish protein hydrolysate; SM, soybean meal.