Effect of dietary supplementation of alpha-galactosidase on the growth performance, ileal digestibility, intestinal morphology, and biochemical parameters in broiler chickens

Table 4 The effect of dietary supplementation of AlphaGal to normal and low energy diets on the morph-metric measures of the small intestine of broiler chickens

Item	Energy		P-value	AlphaGal (mg/kg diet)		P-value	Energy × AlphaGal				P-value	SEM
Item	RED	LED	P-value	0	50	P-value	RED+ 0 AlphaGal	RED+ 50 AlphaGal	LED+0 AlphaGal	LED+50 AlphaGal	P-value	SEM
Duodenum
Villous tall	1527.50^a	1376.00^b	0.00	1358.66^b	1544.83^a	0.00	1510.66^a	1544.33^a	1206.66^b	1545.33^a	0.00	43.40
Crypt depth	487.00^a	326.10^b	0.02	338.16^b	474.93^a	0.00	480.00^a	494.00^a	196.33^b	455.86^a	0.00	37.04
Jejunum
Villous tall	1278.66^a	1052.33^b	0.03	1069.50^b	1261.50^a	0.00	1287.66^a	1269.66^a	851.33^b	1253.33^a	0.00	56.14
Crypt depth	532.50^a	355.50^b	0.05	351.16^b	536.83^a	0.00	526.00^a	539.00^a	176.33^b	534.66^a	0.00	46.90
Ileum
Villous tall	1437.16	1416.33	0.91	1140.50^b	1713.00^a	0.00	1099.00^b	1775.33^a	1182.00^b	1650.66^a	0.00	90.28
Crypt depth	191.66	199.83	0.93	160.50^b	231.00^a	0.00	155.66^b	211.00^a	165.33^b	234.33^a	0.00	0.11

^a,b)Means within the same column carrying different superscripts are significantly different at (P < 0.05)
RED Recommended energy diet, LED Low energy diet “–120 kcal/kg diet”

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