Table 8.
Effect of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets on intestinal permeability of broiler chickens.1,2
| Inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS1, % |
P-value4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | SEM | T | L | Q |
| PD, mV | 95 | 97 | 77 | 20 | 0.73 | 0.52 | 0.65 |
| Isc, μa/cm2 | 0.41 | 1.15 | 0.51 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.79 | 0.03 |
| TER, Ω/cm2 | 250a | 129b | 144b | 35 | <0.05 | <0.05 | 0.11 |
a,b
Means within a variable with no common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).
1
DON, deoxynivalenol; DDGS, corn distillers dried grains with solubles.
2
Data are least squares means of 8 observations per treatment.
3
PD, transepithelial voltage; Isc, short circuit current; TER, transepitherlial electrical resistance.
4
T, overall effects of treatments; L, linear effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets; Q, quadratic effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets.