Table 2 Histomorphological evaluation of small intestine and ceca of the broiler chickens

3.2 (0.13)

2.9 (0.4)

2.6 (0.4)

2.9 (0.6)

3.1 (0.4)

3.1 (0.4)

3.0 (0.5)

2.5 (0.4)

0.068

2.1 (0.5)

1.8 (0.5)

2.1 (0.4)

1.8 (0.4)

1.9 (.03)

1.7 (0.3)

1.9 (0.6)

1.9 (0.4)

0.774

1.24 (1.0–1.5)

1 (0.8–1.0)

1.3 (1.1–1.4)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

0.9 (0.8–0.9)

1.1 (1.0–1.4)

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

1 (0.9–1.1)

0.056

0.19 (0.01)

0.2 (0.01)

0.19 (0.03)

0.23 (0.03)

0.19 (0.05)

0.21 (0.03)

0.21 (0.04)

0.18 (0.04)

0.378

0.19 (0.17–0.21)

0.16 (0.14–0.19)

0.22 (0.21–0.25)

0.21 (0.19–0.22)

0.22 (0.21–0.25)

0.19 (0.15–0.21)

0.19 (0.17–0.22)

0.18 (0.17–0.19)

0.197

0.17 (0.15–0.18)

0.17 (0.16–0.19)

0.17 (0.16–0.2)

0.18 (0.16–0.2)

0.19 (0.18–0.2)

0.17 (0.17–0.2)

0.18 (0.17–0.21)

0.17 (0.15–0.19)

0.703

16.3 (1.2)

14.5 (1.8)

13.4 (3.2)

12.5 (2.7)

16.7 (4.5)

14.7 (2.4)

14.4 (2.5)

13.9 (2.1)

0.159

10.9 (8.9–13)

10.3 (10–10.6)

10.2 (9.5–10.4)

8.3 (7.0–9.6)

8.7 (7.6–10.1)

8 (8.0–8.1)

9.8 (8.4–10.9)

9.9 (9.4–10.3)

0.177

7.5 (6.1–8.6)

5.2 (4.8–5.8)

7.3 (5.8–8.3)

6.5 (6–8.7)

4.8 (4.7–4.9)

5.9 (5.7–6.9)

5.9 (5.4–6.8)

6.1 (4.4–6.6)

0.022

0.097

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

6 (100)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

4 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

0 (0)

4 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

5 (83.3)

2 (33.3)

0.548

4 (66.7)

1 (16.7)

2 (33.3)

3 (50)

4 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

3 (50)

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

5 (83.3)

4 (66.7)

3 (50)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

3 (50)

2 (33.3)

0.619

4 (66.7)

3 (50)

1 (16.7)

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

3 (50)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

3 (50)

5 (83.3)

2 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

3 (50)

4 (66.7)

0.120

4 (66.7)

3 (50)

6 (100)

3 (50)

4 (66.7)

6 (100)

6 (100)

5 (83.3)

2 (33.3)

3 (50)

0 (0)

3 (50)

2 (33.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (16.7)