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Table 4 Effects of environment and LP on the duodenal morphology of chickens after CP administration

From: Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum on intestinal integrity and immune responses of egg-laying chickens infected with Clostridium perfringens under the free-range or the specific pathogen free environment

 

Villus height (μm)

Crypt depth (μm)

V/C

1st day

3rd day

10th day

1st day

3rd day

10th day

1st day

3rd day

10th day

SPFC

954.42

961.49

1001.87

121.52

100.05

107..79

8.56

10.25

9.75

SPFL

1111.29

1017.62

1011.33

85.53

100.26

99.47

13.71

10.62

10.80

FRC

822.79

1007.14

971.91

112.48

145.04

109.76

7.72

7.48

9.25

FRL

1012.06

1067.21

1061.76

115.21

128.37

85.19

9.15

8.92

13.25

SEM

13.059

11.228

9.662

1.950

2.097

1.514

0.244

0.179

0.170

Main effects

 Environment

  SPF

1036.66

983.39

1006.57

102.65

100.13

103.65

11.26

10.39

10.27

  FRS

926.03

1040.66

1010.42

113.97

135.74

99.23

8.50

8.28

10.96

Lactobacillus

  NLP

895.26

981.96

986.99

117.46

120.23

108.77

8.18

9.01

9.50

  LP

1064.59

1048.17

1032.94

99.49

117.57

93.35

11.57

9.57

11.85

P-value

  Environment

0.000

0.035

0.597

0.009

0.000

0.043

0.000

0.000

0.005

Lactobacillus

0.000

0.010

0.011

0.000

0.051

0.000

0.000

0.012

0.000

  Environment × Lactobacillus

0.536

0.930

0.038

0.000

0.045

0.008

0.000

0.135

0.000

  1. V/C represented the ratio of the height of the villi to the depth of the crypt, the same as the table below