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Table 5 Effect of FBs on villus height and crypt depth

From: Fumonisins affect the intestinal microbial homeostasis in broiler chickens, predisposing to necrotic enteritis

 

Control diet

FBs contaminated diet

P

Mid-duodenum

   

Villus height (μm)

1628 ± 39.4

1549 ± 44.8

0.225

Crypt depth (μm)

196 ± 7.1

197 ± 7.8

0.999

Villus to crypt ratio

8 ± 0.3

8 ± 0.4

0.337

Mid-jejunum

   

Villus height (μm)

842 ± 32.0

880 ± 28.6

0.278

Crypt depth (μm)

173 ± 6.4

182 ± 6.5

0.385

Villus to crypt ratio

5 ± 0.2

5 ± 0.2

0.927

Mid-ileum

   

Villus height (μm)

497 ± 31.7

393 ± 16.2

0.002*

Crypt depth (μm)

155 ± 4.4

131 ± 5.2

0.011*

Villus to crypt ratio

3 ± 0.2

3 ± 0.1

0.349

  1. Broiler chickens were fed a control diet or a FBs contaminated diet (18.6 mg FB1+FB2/kg feed) for 15 days. Samples of different small intestinal segments of six birds (3♂/3♀) per pen, three pens per group, were collected at day 15. Analysis based on mean of 10 measurements per segment per animal was calculated; data are presented as weighted mean ± SEM. (*) significantly different (P < 0.05).
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Veterinary Research

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