Table 3 Effect of extractions from wooden chips on ileal intestinal architecture of broiler on day 21

Item CON1 LD2 HD3 SEM P-value
Villus height (V) 668.62 646.75 626.02 18.05 0.656
Crypt depth (C) 54.74a 54.05a 77.30b 3.96 0.013
V:C ratio 14.09b 12.68ab 8.50a 0.89 0.018
Villus width 60.52 73.51 63.60 4.53 0.501
Total mucosa thickness 906.23 948.47 793.33 31.93 0.119
1 Fresh clean water with no supplementation.2 1.56% extractions of wooden chips incorporated water.3 12.5% extractions of wooden chips incorporated water.