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. 2016 Apr 25;53(2):128–135. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0150077

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.

a, b

Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (P<0.05).