| | In chickens | In pigs |
|---|
Item | | Diet | | | | | Diet | | | |
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| | CI | CF60 | CF120 | SEM | P- value | CII | CF80 | CF160 | SEM | P- value |
|---|
Small intestine VH | 1380 | 1408 | 1379 | 55.8 | NS | 814 | 833 | 806 | 43.4 | NS |
Small intestine CD | 171 | 170 | 161 | 16.4 | NS | 265 | 265 | 257 | 18.5 | NS |
Large intestine MT | 376a | 310b | 285b | 13.0 | 0.001 | 538 | 551 | 524 | 20.2 | NS |
- CI: control diet in chicken experiment; CF60: 60 g/kg chicory forage; CF120: 120 g/kg chicory forage; CII: control diet in pig experiment; CF80: 80 g/kg chicory forage; CF160: 160 g/kg chicory forage. VH, villus height; CD, crypt depth; MT, mucosal thickness; NS, non-significant.
- Data are presented as least square means (n = 4 for diet CIand 8 for diet CF60 and CF120 in chicken experiment; n = 6 in pig experiment) and standard error of the mean (SEM).
- abDifferent letters within rows, indicate significant difference (P < 0.05).
