Figure 1.
Effects of Met deficiency in rearing period diets on small intestine morphologic structure of egg-laying chicks. (A) Representative samples from histological stained sections showed Met- group had lower jejunal villus height and deeper ileal crypt depth. (B) Villus height of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. (C) Crypt depth of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. (D) Villus height-to-crypt depth ratio (V/C) of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Data were presented as means ± SEM. Significant differences were tested by student's t-test. *Indicates significant difference, P < 0.05; ***, P < 0.001.
