Table 4.
Histomorphometric analysis of jejunum as affected by In ovo injection of methionine-cysteine.
| Items | Treatments | SEM | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | NaCl | Met-Cys | |||
| Villus height (µm) | 298.6 b | 314.9 b | 335.8 a | 9.14 | <0.001 |
| Villus width (µm) | 53.0 b | 52.8 b | 60.8 a | 2.29 | 0.002 |
| Villus area (µm) | 24,846.5 b | 26,104.0 b | 32,054.1 a | 958.27 | <0.001 |
| Crypt depth (µm) | 44.9 b | 44.9 b | 49.7 a | 0.90 | <0.001 |
| Crypt width (µm) | 25.7 | 24.5 | 22.8 | 0.94 | 0.199 |
| #HASA | 10.8 c | 11.7 b | 12.2 a | 0.34 | 0.001 |
| JMT * (µm) | 124.6 b | 127.5 b | 138.0 a | 3.41 | <0.001 |
a,b,c Values within a row with different letters differ significantly (p < 0.05). * Jejunum muscle thickness, #Histological absorptive surface amplification; Control = Non-injected; NaCl = Saline-injected; Met-Cys = injected with 5.9 mg l-methionine plus 3.4 mg l-cysteine.