Table 5 Effect of dietary different concentration of ICFE supplementation on intestinal morphology of broiler chickens¹

VM, mm

1.29^b

1.50^a

1.62^a

1.28^b

0.04

0.01

CD, mm

0.26^a

0.24^ab

0.24^ab

0.18^b

0.01

0.03

VH/CD

4.99^b

6.61^a

6.87^a

7.22^a

0.31

0.04

jejunum

VM, mm

1.27

1.31

1.29

1.27

0.01

0.45

CD, mm

0.17^b

0.23^a

0.22^a

0.19^b

0.01

0.01

VH/CD

7.35^a

5.76^b

5.89^b

6.75^ab

0.23

0.03

ileum

VM, mm

1.06^b

1.19^a

0.84^d

0.98^c

0.03

0.01

CD, mm

0.23^bc

0.27^a

0.26^ab

0.22^c

0.01

0.01

VH/CD

4.58^a

4.49^a

3.26^b

4.76^a

0.20

0.01