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.