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. 2020 Jun 17;99(9):4217–4226. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.05.011

Table 11.

Effects of Forsythia suspense extract on intestinal morphology in broilers.

Item CTL1 CTC1 FSE1 SEM P-value
Duodenum
 Villus height, μm 2,092b 2,234a,b 2,395a 69.33 0.05
 Crypt depth, μm 237 172 229 24.13 0.20
 Villus height/crypt depth 9.37 13.10 11.04 1.04 0.10
Jejunum
 Villus height, μm 1,372b 1,561a,b 1,976a 107.49 0.02
 Crypt depth, μm 253 195 232 29.86 0.44
 Villus height/crypt depth 6.00 8.19 8.93 0.87 0.10
Ileum
 Villus height, μm 1,036b 1,103a,b 1,340a 68.23 0.04
 Crypt depth, μm 141 138 171 15.11 0.30
 Villus height/crypt depth 7.82 8.23 8.18 0.98 0.96

a,bDifferent superscripts within a row indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05).

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CTL: control; CTC: chlortetracycline; FSE: Forsythia suspensa extract.