Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Table 8 Effect of enzyme¹ supplementation in poultry diet on intestinal histomorphology

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	Duodenum						Jejunum
	Villus height, μm		Crypt depth, μm		V/C		Villus height, μm	Crypt depth, μm	V/C
	16 d	23 d	16 d	23 d	16 d	23 d	23 d	23 d	23 d
Control	1189^a	1542	280	241	4.42^a	6.60^b	943	194	5.43
Enzyme A	1774^b	1822	296	257	6.43^b	7.31^ab	1050	207	5.29
Enzyme B	1717 ^b	1648	254	267	7.08^b	6.47^b	953	211	4.93
Enzyme C	1736^b	1768	268	250	7.06^b	7.51^ab	977	218	4.66
Enzyme D	1828^b	1875	275	271	7.02^b	7.39^ab	880	195	4.82
Enzyme E	1894^b	1816	257	212	7.68^b	8.89^a	1037	182	5.92
SEM	49.2	37.8	9.3	7.1	0.260	0.238	19	5.8	0.195
P-value	< 0.001	0.092	0.817	0.185	0.002	0.041	0.089	0.515	0.468

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), respectively

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