Table 4 Effects of magnolol and honokil on intestinal histomorphology of broilers infected with S. pullorum

  Villus height, μm

1,226.63^ab

1,031.56^b

1,295.84^a

1,255.41^a

36.52

0.03

  Crypt depth, μm

220.89

250.00

202.88

202.26

8.32

0.34

  intestinal wall thickness, μm

373.46

347.48

374.85

329.44

17.12

0.72

  Villus/Crypt

5.78^a

4.24^b

6.60^a

6.34^a

0.26

< 0.01

  Villus height, μm

669.53^ab

573.94^b

728.16^a

744.77^a

22.06

0.02

  Crypt depth, μm

153.39

152.81

124.64

145.03

5.79

0.36

  intestinal wall thickness, μm

270.83

238.03

200.1

244.3

15.23

0.51

  Villus/Crypt

4.58^b

3.92^bc

6.00^a

5.28^ab

0.20

< 0.01

  Villus height, μm

1,219.2^a

994^b

1,143.29^ab

1,291.89^a

41.14

0.05

  Crypt depth, μm

249.85

201.54

224.2

223.24

9.93

0.38

  intestinal wall thickness, μm

347.85

278.86

263.02

314.14

14.38

0.17

  Villus/Crypt

4.99

4.99

5.45

6.32

0.34

0.42

  Villus height, μm

770.11^ab

643.84^b

736.32^b

900.72^a

32.25

0.03

  Crypt depth, μm

153.75

143.64

155.27

149.78

6.28

0.94

  intestinal wall thickness, μm

280.56

248.89

265.04

247.79

11.58

0.75

  Villus/Crypt

5.18^b

4.66^b

4.92^b

6.11^a

0.15

< 0.01