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Table 2.

The ileal histomorphology of broilers infected with C. perfringens.

Items	Control	Cp	BSC10+Cp	Lac16+Cp	SEM	P-value
Villus height (μm)	444.50^c	382.85^d	529.27^b	627.77^a	38.11	<0.001
Crypt depth (μm)	118.01^a	121.31^a	118.29^a	96.24^b	6.22	0.009
Villus/crypt ratio	3.79^bc	3.19^c	4.50^b	6.59^a	0.55	<0.001
Histopathological score	0.17^c	3.00^a	1.33^b	1.17^b	0.46	<0.001

^{a, b, c, d}

Mean values within a row with no common superscript differ significantly (p <0.05). SEM, standard error of mean. n = six samples.