Effects of Enteromorpha prolifera polysaccharides on growth performance, intestinal barrier function and cecal microbiota in yellow-feathered broilers under heat stress

Table 2 Effects of Enteromorpha prolifera polysaccharides on intestinal histomorphology of yellow-feathered broilers under heat stress

Items	TN	HS	HSE	SEM	P-value
Jejunum
VH	1,282.28^a	1,061.61^b	1,152.44^ab	60.92	0.079
VW	236.04	241.32	269.15	17.04	0.373
CD	325.89	353.5	349.56	25.22	0.713
VH:CD	4.07	3.04	3.44	0.38	0.204
Ileum
VH	1067.72	894.89	906.88	68.00	0.184
VW	197.15	219.10	206.59	13.92	0.554
CD	208.61	305.67	236.78	42.57	0.297
VH:CD	5.38^a	3.33^b	4.03^ab	0.56	0.074

TN Thermal neutral zone, HS Heat stress, HSE Heat stress group supplemented 0.1% Enteromorpha prolifera polysaccharides, SEM Standard error of the mean, VH Villus height, VW Villus width, CD Crypt depth, VH:CD The ratio of villus height/crypt depth, P P-value for analysis of variance (ANOVA)
^a,bDifferent superscripts in the same row indicate a tendency for a significant difference between groups (P < 0.10)

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