Table 6.

Effects of EO-PGS on intestinal morphology of laying hens.^1,2

Items	EO-PGS supplemental level/ (g/kg)				SEM	P-value
	0	0.5	0.75	1.0
Duodenum
VH, μm	989.00	1069.20	1022.00	1062.17	30.97	0.849
CD, μm	283.00	217.20	244.50	251.67	8.68	0.069
VW, μm	202.33	174.40	163.50	163.17	11.23	0.569
VH/CD	3.49	4.92	4.28	4.29	0.19	0.099
Jejunum
VH, μm	948.00	965.17	1139.17	1093.83	34.07	0.125
CD, μm	193.75	161.00	207.00	188.83	8.25	0.221
VW, μm	148.00	139.20	139.00	163.83	5.61	0.310
VH/CD	5.18	6.15	5.83	5.90	0.32	0.809
Ileum
VH, μm	532.80	539.40	570.33	556.6	12.97	0.761
CD, μm	98.20	82.80	73.83	82.50	16.06	0.082
VW, μm	92.20	73.80	82.20	80.50	24.76	0.732
VH/CD	5.45b	6.69ab	7.97a	6.98ab	1.60	0.038

¹Means represent 6 replicates per treatment with 1 hen per replicate.

²VH, villus height; CD, crypt depth; VW, villus width.