Table 6. Effects of maltodextrin microencapsulated turmeric on intestinal morphology.
| Treatments | Duodenum, Jejunum and Ileum | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VH (μm) | CD (μm) | VH: CD | VH (μm) | CD (μm) | VH: CD | VH (μm) | CD (μm) | VH: CD | |
| TM0 | 1,286c | 278 | 4.62c | 1,272c | 269 | 4.37b | 1,003c | 228 | 4.37c |
| TM1 | 1,569b | 319 | 4.92b | 1,578b | 308 | 5.12a | 1,198bc | 241 | 4.97b |
| TM2 | 1,626ab | 329 | 4.94ab | 1,619ab | 328 | 4.92ab | 1,291b | 255 | 5.05ab |
| TM3 | 1,659a | 330 | 5.02a | 1,647a | 329 | 5.01ab | 1,319a | 257 | 5.12a |
| SEM | 87.6 | 31.4 | 0.27 | 95.3 | 28.7 | 0.25 | 79.8 | 21.4 | 0.22 |
| p-value | 0.002 | 0.284 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.226 | 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.363 | 0.006 |
SEM = Standard error of the mean; VH = Vili height; CD = Crypt depth; VH : CD = Vili height to the crypt depth ratio; TM0 = 0 gm/kg of basal feed; TM1 = 1 gm/kg of basal feed; TM2 = 2 gm/kg of basal feed; and TM3 = 3 gm/kg of basal feed. abcMeans in the same column are different at p < 0.05.