Table 3.

Effects of TB on intestinal morphology of broilers challenged with LPS

	LPS (0 μg/kg BW)		LPS (500 μg/kg BW)		SEM	p-value
	TB (0 mg/kg)	TB (500 mg/kg)	TB (0 mg/kg)	TB (500 mg/kg)		TB	LPS	TB×LPS
Duodenum (μm)
Villus height	1,161a	1,001b	970b	789c	44	<0.001	<0.001	0.733
Crypt depth	194	190	211	191	14	0.242	0.354	0.427
Villus:crypt	6.11a	5.31b	4.71bc	4.19c	0.32	0.006	<0.001	0.53
Jejunum (μm)
Villus height	827	826	812	804	33	0.857	0.438	0.88
Crypt depth	184	181	179	164	10	0.282	0.162	0.457
Villus:crypt	4.65	4.68	4.77	4.98	0.38	0.672	0.45	0.743
Ileum (μm)
Villus height	640	629	625	616	28	0.583	0.431	0.983
Crypt depth	127b	121b	161a	147ab	16	0.341	0.008	0.72
Villus:crypt	5.04ab	5.37a	4.03c	4.35bc	0.45	0.264	0.001	0.974

TB, tributyrin; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; BW, body weight; SEM, standard error of mean (n = 10).

^a,bMeans within rows with different superscripts differ significantly (p<0.05).