Table 5.
The effect of the Aspergillus niger food supplementation on the height of intestinal villus and depth of crypt in 42 day-old broilers.
| Treatments | The height of intestinal villus (μm) | The depth of crypt (μm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duodenum | Jejunum | Ileum | Duodenum | Jejunum | Ileum | |
| C | 1943.6b | 1351.92b | 731.53b | 158.91b | 149.88b | 113.81b |
| A1 | 1936.8b | 1345.62b | 732.32b | 165.35b | 156.22b | 120.15b |
| A2 | 1941.4b | 1465.34a | 723.44b | 167.23b | 192.49a | 152.32a |
| A3 | 1982.6a | 1456.76a | 778.68a | 206.78a | 195.71a | 155.67a |
| A4 | 1984.5a | 1472.33a | 773.26a | 188.42a | 192.14a | 153.24a |
| A5 | 1928.4b | 1360.57b | 735.75b | 191.69a | 194.38a | 154.61a |
| SEM | 40.636 | 51.714 | 26.952 | 6.531 | 6.054 | 5.197 |
| p | 0.041 | 0.029 | 0.034 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.016 |
Means within columns with different superscript capital letters at same day are different (p<0.05)