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. 2021 Sep 16;100(12):101483. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101483

Table 3.

Effects of combination of mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) and β-glucan on intestinal morphology of broiler chickens on d 35 (Duodenum).

Items1 VH CD VH: CD
Control 2,471 244 10.70
MOS 2,360 252 9.51
β-glucan 2,538 253 10.03
MOS + β-glucan 2,543 246 10.55
SEM 49.48 6.61 0.23
MOS - 2,505 249 10.37
+ 2,452 249 10.03
β-glucan - 2,416 248 10.11
+ 2,541 250 10.29
P value
MOS 0.603 0.563 0.467
β-glucan 0.225 0.476 0.689
MOS × β-glucan 0.570 0.271 0.069

N = 8; Data is present as the average of 8 replicates per treatment.

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VH, villi height; CD, crypt depth; VH:CD, ratio of villi height to crypt depth; MOS, supplementation of 0.04% of mannan-oligosaccharides in diets; β-glucan, supplementation of 0.002% β-glucan in diet; MOS + β-glucan, supplementation of 0.04% of mannan-oligosaccharides and 0.002% β-glucan in diet.