Table 6.
The effect of the Aspergillus niger on the density of goblet cells in intestine and the incidence of ascites in broiler chickens maintained under hypoxic conditions for 42 days.
| Treatments | Goblet cell (cells/villus) | Ascites incidence (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duodenum | Jejunum | Ileum | ||
| C | 59.84±11.1c | 59.84±11.1c | 58.75±18.2c | 65.74±6.16a |
| A1 | 67.56±6.25bc | 82.54±6.54b | 70.32±7.25b | 54.21±5.21b |
| A2 | 78.45±7.85ab | 86.23±7.25b | 89.12±8.76b | 52.45±4.88b |
| A3 | 82.64±8.01a | 97.26±9.64a | 103.45±12.20a | 53.83±6.12b |
| A4 | 90.35±8.87a | 97.56±8.79a | 98.68±10.71a | 51.26±5.32b |
| A5 | 87.32±7.56a | 96.33±9.27a | 101.34±11.24a | 52.92±5.88b |
| SEM | 3.376 | 3.577 | 4.651 | 2.283 |
| p | 0.018 | 0.011 | 0.013 | 0.037 |
Means within columns with different superscript capital letters at same day are different (p<0.05)