Table 7.
Effect of synbiotics injected in ovo on the ileum morphology of chickens at 1st and 42nd d of age
| Item | Day | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | |
| Villus height, μm | ||
| Control | 295.04 ± 9.16 | 933.31 ± 43.10 |
| SYN1 | 298.67 ± 10.86 | 847.78 ± 50.01 |
| SYN2 | 289.81 ± 9.09 | 949.05 ± 38.70 |
| Villus width, μm | ||
| Control | 46.42 ± 1.29b | 162.69 ± 5.58 |
| SYN1 | 46.62 ± 1.34b | 166.18 ± 4.45 |
| SYN2 | 50.85 ± 1.66a | 161.32 ± 5.30 |
| Villus surface area, μm2 | ||
| Control | 43,547.4 ± 2124.7 | 471,197.5 ± 20,933.6 |
| SYN1 | 44,138.3 ± 2318.3 | 445,293.0 ± 27,184.3 |
| SYN2 | 45,834.9 ± 1735.9 | 484,522.9 ± 26,619.7 |
| Crypt depth, μm | ||
| Control | 46.14 ± 0.77B | 91.28 ± 2.59B |
| SYN1 | 38.55 ± 0.85C | 116.81 ± 3.18A |
| SYN2 | 50.14 ± 0.98A | 117.39 ± 5.53A |
| No. of neutral goblet cells/1mm2 | ||
| Control | 974 ± 50.59b | 263 ± 26.05 |
| SYN1 | 1129 ± 61.42a | 358 ± 40.66 |
| SYN2 | 678 ± 19.60c | 285 ± 37.21 |
a-cDifference (P ≤ 0.05), A-Cdifference (P ≤ 0.01) between treatments (vertical), Means ± SEM representing 15 birds. SYN 1 - L. salivarius IBB3154 + Bi2tos, Clasado Ltd., SYN 2 - L. plantarum IBB3036 + lupin RFOs