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Table 1 Results of pathological scores of intestinal damage caused by DON in broilers

From: Deoxynivalenol damages the intestinal barrier and biota of the broiler chickens

Item

5 d

7 d

10 d

Control group

DON group

Control group

DON group

Control group

DON group

Visual score

0

0.38 ± 0.48

0.25 ± 0.43

1.75 ± 1.56**

0.13 ± 0.33

4.25 ± 0.83***

Histological score

0.002

0.25 ± 0.43

0.38 ± 0.41

2.75 ± 1.50**

0.25 ± 0.43

5.25 ± 1.50***

  1. Data were expressed as the mean ± SEM
  2. **p < 0.01
  3. ***p < 0.001