Table 4. Effect of dietary Flavomycin, Bacillus licheniformis and Enramycin supplementation on the small intestinal morphology of broilers (d 21).
| Control | FLV | FLC | ENR | SEM | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duodenum (µm) | ||||||
| Villus height | 1626b | 1752a | 1764a | 1765a | 12.16 | <0.01 |
| Crypt depth | 225a | 210b | 208b | 207b | 3.13 | <0.01 |
| Villus: Crypt ratio | 7b | 8a | 8a | 8a | 0.09 | <0.01 |
| Jejunum (µm) | ||||||
| Villus height | 987b | 1042a | 1045a | 1045a | 9.46 | <0.01 |
| Crypt depth | 188a | 173b | 165b | 163b | 4.34 | <0.01 |
| Villus: Crypt ratio | 5b | 6a | 6a | 6a | 0.15 | <0.01 |
| Ileum (µm) | ||||||
| Villus height | 786b | 820a | 829a | 834a | 8.50 | <0.01 |
| Crypt depth | 166a | 151b | 145b | 144b | 3.59 | <0.01 |
| Villus: Crypt ratio | 4b | 5a | 5a | 6a | 0.14 | <0.01 |
Control: basal diet; FLV: basal diet+5 ppm Flavomycin; FLC: basal diet+5 ppm Flavomycin+1.35×109 CFU/kg Bacillus licheniformis; ENR: basal diet+5 ppm Enramycin.
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (P<0.05).