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. 2017 Dec 18;5:20–25. doi: 10.1016/j.vas.2017.12.001

Table 9.

The main effect of time of introduction of feeds (post hatch) and strain on gut morphology of broilers at 8 weeks.

Strain
SEM P Value Time
SEM P Value
AA MS 4 h 24 h 48 h
DUODENUM
Villi height (μm) 960.00b 1154.00a 47.69 0.014 1242.00a 1000.00b 980.00b 58.41 0.008
Crypt depth (μm) 205.56 366.67 120.75 0.364 250.00 173.33 75.00 147.89 0.461
Apical width (μm) 36.67 40.00 3.66 0.532 35.00b 50.00a 30.00b 4.48 0.021
Basal width (μm) 90.00b 133.00a 8.39 0.003 90.00b 170.00a 75.00b 10.27 0.000
JEJUNUM
Villi height (μm) 988.89a 716.67b 71.47 0.020 900.00 850.00 808.33 87.53 0.764
Crypt depth (μm) 180.00 156.67 9.81 0.119 190.00 165.00 150.00 12.02 0.099
Apical width (μm) 46.67 53.33 4.81 0.347 45.00b 65.00a 40.00b 5.89 0.026
Basal width (μm) 93.33 100.00 10.91 0.673 100.00 110.00 80.00 13.34 0.306
ILEUM
Villi height (μm) 850.00a 624.44b 40.29 0.002 666.67 750.00 795.00 49.28 0.216
Crypt depth (μm) 253.33a 181.11b 17.07 0.011 245.00 216.67 190.00 20.91 0.219
Apical width (μm) 65.56 56.67 7.53 0.420 48.33 60.00 75.00 9.22 0.165
Basal width (μm) 100.00 100.00 10.97 1.000 100.00 100.00 100.00 13.44 1.000

abMean values in the same row having different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).

AA- Arbor acre MS- Marshal.