Table 5 Effect of inclusion of wood powder on ileal morphology in broiler chickens1

Item Processed pine tree powder (%) SEM2 P-value
Control 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
Week 2 Villus (µm) 179.79 262.40 231.06 236.69 200.04 13.87 0.396
Crypt (µm) 44.34ab 37.88a 50.23ab 48.81ab 61.63b 2.75 0.050
V:C3 4.14 7.36 4.60 4.77 3.35 0.48 0.069
Week 5 Villus (µm) 448.55 435.51 463.35 433.31 416.56 18.89 0.968
Crypt (µm) 63.31 54.45 55.35 62.90 63.31 2.95 0.809
V:C 7.27 8.03 8.25 7.12 6.62 0.32 0.521
1 Results are mean with 6 replicates per treatment.2 Pooled standard error of mean.a,b Means within the same row without common superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05).