Table 4 Effect of synbiotics treatment injected in ovo on d 12 of incubation on the length and on the weight of intestine of broiler chickens

Length of intestine, cm

Duodenum

Control

9.60 ± 0.24^Aa

28.67 ± 0.73^b

SYN 1

9.03 ± 0.24^a

31.37 ± 0.59^a

SYN 2

8.28 ± 0.19^Bb

30.10 ± 0.96^ab

Jejunum

Control

17.20 ± 0.65

64.00 ± 1.93^b

SYN 1

16.60 ± 0.65

70.20 ± 2.34^a

SYN 2

17.27 ± 0.49

68.50 ± 1.86^ab

Ileum

Control

15.60 ± 0.41

60.80 ± 1.73^b

SYN 1

14.77 ± 0.55

68.30 ± 2.03^a

SYN 2

14.54 ± 0.47

66.47 ± 2.15^a

Weight of intestine, g

Duodenum

Control

0.44 ± 0.01^a

17.44 ± 0.36^B

SYN 1

0.41 ± 0.01^ab

19.38 ± 0.39^A

SYN 2

0.38 ± 0.02^b

17.22 ± 0.45^B

Jejunum

Control

0.47 ± 0.03

45.31 ± 1.39^AB

SYN 1

0.43 ± 0.02

48.12 ± 2.19^A

SYN 2

0.44 ± 0.01

40.61 ± 1.72^B

Ileum

Control

0.36 ± 0.02

39.25 ± 1.37

SYN 1

0.32 ± 0.02

41.45 ± 2.65

SYN 2

0.32 ± 0.01

35.98 ± 1.86