Table 3.
Effect of Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products on cecal morphology of broilers challenged with Eimeria tenella.
| Item | NC 1 | PC | DG | LBL | HBL | SEM | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villus length (μm) | 317.7 b | 288.3 b | 402.0 ab | 441.3 a | 388.2 ab | 15.63 | 0.009 |
| Crypt depth (μm) | 111.7 a | 112.3 a | 87.9 ab | 64.0 bc | 53.5 c | 5.54 | <0.001 |
| Villus length: Crypt depth | 3.0 c | 2.6 c | 5.1 b | 7.4 a | 7.9 a | 0.48 | <0.001 |
1 NC = No E. tenella challenge; PC = E. tenella challenge only; DG = E. tenella challenge plus 6 mg/kg of maduramicin; LBL = E. tenella challenge plus 1.25 g/kg of BLFP; HBL = E. tenella challenge plus 5 g/kg of BLFP; SEM = standard error of mean; a–c Means (n = 5) of a row with no common superscript are significantly different (p < 0.05).