Figure 3.

The effect of fumonisin intoxication on intestine histomorphometry and immature collagen content in intestine and liver tissue in pre-laying hens. (A) Histomorphometric analysis of duodenum mucosa; (B) histomorphometric analysis of jejunum mucosa; content of thin, immature collagen fibers in sections of (C) duodenum, (D) jejunum, and (E) liver tissue. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error (n = 8 in each group). Significance was established for fumonisin-intoxicated groups versus the control group (no FB) using a one-way ANOVA followed by a Dunnett’s post-hoc test (normally distributed data) or a Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA with a Dunn’s post-hoc test (for pairwise comparisons with at least one non-normally distributed dataset); * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.