Table 5 Intestinal morphology and coccidian oocyst numbers after indicated treatments¹

VH (um)

845.73 ± 90.97^d

907.96 ± 100.88^bc

912.49 ± 111.38^b

923.37 ± 102.59^a

905.36 ± 100.60^bc

899.85 ± 95.98^c

0.027

0.033

0.009

CD (um)

124.17 ± 15.52^a

112.64 ± 14.08^b

109.84 ± 13.23^b

113.91 ± 15.23^b

112.21 ± 11.34^b

113.15 ± 12.59^b

0.069

0.040

0.039

V/C

6.90 ± 0.60^d

8.09 ± 0.82b^c

8.38 ± 1.07^a

8.15 ± 0.78^b

8.12 ± 0.98^b

8.00 ± 0.90^c

0.031

0.038

0.006

Score

0.89 ± 0.11^a

0.75 ± 0.09^b

0.68 ± 0.06^c

0.46 ± 0.05^e

0.48 ± 0.05^e

0.59 ± 0.07^d

0.008

0.019

0.006

ON (× 10⁵/g)

1.47 ± 0.18^a

1.05 ± 0.13^b

1.00 ± 0.09^b

0.39 ± 0.02^c

0.41 ± 0.04^c

0.42 ± 0.05^c

0.004

0.025

0.008