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. 2019 Summer;20(3):186–191.

Table 3.

Histological measurements (mean±SD) of cecal tonsil of partridge at different ages

Ages (day) Parameters
Villus height (mm) Follicular width (mm) ND width (mm) ND height (mm) Follicle number per ND
80 0.29 ± 0.04b 0.11 ± 0.02a 0.32 ± 0.05a 0.88 ± 0.10a 5.10 ± 1.60a
100 0.33 ± 0.05b 0.09 ± 0.03a, b 0.33 ± 0.06a 0.60 ± 0.06b 4.00 ± 0.82b
120 0.57 ± 0.07a 0.07 ± 0.04b 0.32 ± 0.04a 0.55 ± 0.10b 3.70 ± 0.82b

Different superscript letters are used to denote significant difference in a column (P<0.05). ND: Nodular unit