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. 2019 May 31;9(6):301. doi: 10.3390/ani9060301

Table 4.

The villus height-to-crypt depth ratio of broiler chickens on the 42nd day of the feeding trial.

Parameter Group of Chickens Median (Q1–Q3) * p
K P1 P2 P3 P4
The Villus Height-to-Crypt Depth Ratio 8.86 a
(7.16–10.60)
9.81 b
(8.51–12.09)
14.24 c
(11.64–16.36)
13.61 cd
(10.54–16.70)
10.89 be
(8.70–12.73)
<0.001

* Kruskal–Wallis test. (Q1–Q3) = interquartile range; K = control group; P1 = feed mixture + 0.25 g of propolis/kg of feed mixture + 20 g of bee pollen/kg of feed mixture; P2 = feed mixture + 0.5 g of propolis/kg of feed mixture; P3 = feed mixture + 1.0 g of propolis/kg of feed mixture; P4 = feed mixture + 20 g of bee pollen/kg of feed mixture.