Table 4.
Effect of Y. schidigera supplementation on the small intestinal villus height and crypt depth of broilers on day 21 and 42.
| Parameters | Treatments | p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | ||
| 21 day-old (Starter phase) | |||||||
| Villi height (μm) | |||||||
| Duodenum | 867.00 ± 7.96 b | 885.68 ± 7.65 b | 916.18 ± 6.99 a | 917.30 ± 6.71 a | 928.15 ± 6.45 a | 942.40 ± 6.37 a | 0.01 |
| Jejunum | 463.81 ± 3.80 c | 472.29 ± 4.81 c | 501.98 ± 4.25 b | 512.56 ± 4.13 b | 530.84 ± 4.73 a | 547.71 ± 4.44 a | 0.01 |
| Ileum | 370.53 ± 4.81 cd | 355.35 ± 5.82 d | 381.40 ± 4.94 bc | 391.96 ± 5.15 ab | 402.73 ± 5.28 a | 412.68 ± 5.25 a | 0.01 |
| Crypt depth (μm) | |||||||
| Duodenum | 105.16 ± 1.43 a | 102.38 ± 1.30 ab | 99.54 ± 1.34 abc | 99.23 ± 1.38 bc | 98.06 ± 1.61 bc | 95.93 ± 1.38 c | 0.01 |
| Jejunum | 100.44 ± 4.49 a | 88.42 ± 3.05 ab | 85.90 ± 3.35 b | 79.05 ± 2.74 bc | 69.17 ± 2.73 cd | 65.25 ± 2.35 d | 0.01 |
| Ileum | 88.27 ± 3.27 a | 74.09 ± 3.52 b | 71.35 ± 2.95 bc | 70.73 ± 3.53 bc | 60.41 ± 2.06 cd | 56.21 ± 2.35 d | 0.01 |
| 42 day-old (Finisher phase) | |||||||
| Villi height (μm) | |||||||
| Duodenum | 1144.11 ± 8.03 c | 1153.31 ± 8.45 c | 1183.95 ± 6.12 b | 1202.30 ± 6.36 ab | 1209.97 ± 5.90 ab | 1227.40 ± 8.20 a | 0.01 |
| Jejunum | 655.41 ± 5.48 d | 660.69 ± 4.15 d | 688.26 ± 6.10 c | 705.44 ± 6.02 bc | 725.79 ± 4.47 b | 751.92 ± 4.19 a | 0.01 |
| Ileum | 536.47 ± 4.62 d | 538.05 ± 5.56 d | 570.14 ± 5.57 c | 582.55 ± 5.15 c | 616.70 ± 3.76 b | 646.72 ± 4.58 a | 0.01 |
| Crypt depth (μm) | |||||||
| Duodenum | 145.26 ± 4.39 a | 144.72 ± 3.81 a | 137.77 ± 4.69 ab | 137.19 ± 3.80 ab | 131.26 ± 5.06 ab | 124.92 ± 3.39 b | 0.01 |
| Jejunum | 124.56 ± 3.28 a | 119.47 ± 4.00 a | 99.93 ± 3.01 b | 88.94 ± 2.52 cb | 89.30 ± 3.63 cb | 85.30 ± 3.94 c | 0.01 |
| Ileum | 97.54 ± 2.47 a | 93.89 ± 2.26 ab | 84.38 ± 1.71 b | 73.07 ± 2.49 c | 69.68 ± 2.51 c | 67.28 ± 2.89 c | 0.01 |
Note: All values were expressed as mean ± SE; a,b,c,d values with superscript within row are significantly different at p < 0.05. T1: Negative control; T2: Positive control; T3: 25 mg/kg; T4: 50 mg/kg; T5: 75 mg/kg; T6: 100 mg/kg.