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Table 6.

Effect of stocking density on intestinal morphology of geese at 14 d of age.¹

Item	Stocking density (birds/m²)					SEM	P-value
Item	15	20	25	30	35	SEM	P-value
Duodenum
Villus height (μm)	726.95	642.89	557.83	595.56	663.60	24.28	0.224
Crypt depth (μm)	173.49	169.90	169.67	182.34	173.58	3.81	0.855
Villus width (μm)	148.86	139.63	153.20	162.58	161.70	3.96	0.339
Muscularis thickness (μm)	334.19	319.64	300.29	298.48	283.06	7.98	0.297
Villus height/crypt depth	3.98	3.74	3.30	3.28	3.83	0.12	0.270
Jejunum
Villus height (μm)	676.96^a	743.15^a	704.24^a	525.20^b	587.52^b	26.28	0.042
Crypt depth (μm)	170.40^b	169.13^b	176.68^b	185.91^b	244.73^a	8.15	0.007
Villus width (μm)	100.02	89.02	92.06	90.69	106.81	3.44	0.455
Muscularis thickness (μm)	334.12	299.11	323.36	302.80	312.28	6.12	0.358
Villus height /crypt depth	4.17^a	4.40^a	4.35^a	2.81^b	2.47^b	0.24	0.007
Ileum
Villus height (μm)	711.17	673.29	767.80	887.77	837.24	34.68	0.278
Crypt depth (μm)	155.56^b	152.20^b	173.66^ab	173.23^ab	209.73^a	6.70	0.040
Villus width (μm)	115.75	119.80	110.84	125.08	108.47	4.00	0.717
Muscularis thickness (μm)	281.74	273.12	306.58	273.70	289.55	4.79	0.147
Villus height /crypt depth	4.63	4.41	4.49	5.18	4.09	0.18	0.448

^{a, b}

Means with different superscripts within the same column differ significantly (P < 0.05).

Each value represents the mean of 6 replicates.