Table 4. Effects of Rhodiola on crypt depth of broiler chickens at high altitude μm.
Duodenum | Jejunum | Ileum | |||||||
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Treatment1 | d14 | d28 | d42 | d14 | d28 | d42 | d14 | d28 | d42 |
CTL | 101.5 ± 13.9 | 128.5 ± 5.7a | 175.1 ± 5.2a | 80.1 ± 6.0a | 102.6 ± 5.9a | 128.3 ± 7.8a | 62.7 ± 2.4 | 78.3 ± 3.8a | 103.0 ± 6.9 |
Low-R | 107.9.3 ± 10.5 | 127.3 ± 8.2ab | 181.1 ± 4.0a | 79.1 ± 6.4ab | 103.9 ± 5.4a | 129.3 ± 5.6a | 62.8 ± 4.5 | 77.6 ± 3.5a | 108.7 ± 3.7 |
High-R | 105.7 ± 13.4 | 120.8 ± 3.9b | 167.5 ± 6.1b | 72.9 ± 4.4b | 95.5 ± 4.0b | 118.2 ± 10.1b | 62.2 ± 3.0 | 72.8 ± 3.7b | 101.5 ± 6.5 |
1CTL: basal diet; Low-R: CTL + 0.5% R. crenulata; High-R: CTL + 1.5% R. crenulata.
a, b Values with different superscripts within the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05).