. 2018 Jul-Sep;13(3):493–499.

Table 2:

Evaluation of intestinal morphometry in chicken with experimental coccidiosis receiving dietary anticoccidials

*Experimental group*			*Average weight gain (g)*	*Oocyst index*	*Feed conversion ratio (g/g)*	*Gross Lesion score*	Villus height (μm)	Total mucosal thickness (μm)	Severity of villus infection	Distribution score
1	Eimeria mix sp. isolate	Salinomycin	230.5^b	2^b	1.74^c	1.5^b	556^a	884^a	1.89^a	1.7^a
2	Eimeria mix sp. isolate	Amprolium + ethopabate	172.7^c	2.1^b	2.1^b	2.1^b	531^a	856^b	2.16^a	1.97^a
3	Eimeria mix sp. isolate	Untreated	148^d	2.6^a	2.75^a	2.3^a	456^b	822^c	1.9^a	1.7^a
4	unchallenged	Salinomycin	368^a	0	1.55^c	-	498^b	833^c	0	0
5	unchallenged	Amprolium+ethopabate	352^a	0	1.58^c	-	552^a	874^a	0	0
6	unchallenged	Untreated	371^a	-	1.65^c	-	477^b	808^d	0	0

^a–d

Means sharing the same superscripts within each section do not differ (P≤0.05).