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Table 7 Effect of enzyme1 supplementation in poultry diet on lesion scoring of the intestine

From: Supplementation of amylase combined with glucoamylase or protease changes intestinal microbiota diversity and benefits for broilers fed a diet of newly harvested corn

Treatments

d 16

d 23

 

Duodenum

Jejunum

Ileum

Duodenum

Jejunum

Ileum

Control

2.50a

2.60a

2.40a

1.17

2.00

1.67

Enzyme A

1.33ab

1.50ab

1.00bc

0.40

2.17

1.33

Enzyme B

1.50ab

1.50ab

1.67ab

1.00

1.83

1.83

Enzyme C

1.17ab

0.60b

0.33c

0.80

2.00

2.40

Enzyme D

0.67b

0.83b

0.67bc

1.20

2.00

1.60

Enzyme E

1.40ab

0.50b

1.00bc

1.00

2.17

1.83

SEM

0.197

0.224

0.258

0.174

0.213

0.207

P-value

0.033

0.023

0.005

0.838

0.998

0.828

  1. 1Enzyme A (1,500 U/g α-amylase); Enzyme B (Enzyme A + 300 U/g amylopectase + 20,000 U/g glucoamylase); Enzyme C (Enzyme B + protease 10,000 U/g); Enzyme D (Enzyme C + 15,000 U/g xylanase); Enzyme E (Enzyme D + 200 U/ g cellulase + 1,000 U/g pectinase)