Table 4 Effects of supplemental xylanase and xylooligosaccharides on ileum histomorphology of broiler chickens on d 42 post-hatch
Treatments | Variables, µm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
VH | CD | VH: CD | |
0 BXU xylanase | |||
 Xylo-oligo, 0 g/t | 865.2 | 98.7 | 8.9 |
 Xylo-oligo, 50 g/t | 817.5 | 87.8 | 9.4 |
 Xylo-oligo, 100 g/t | 879.7 | 92.7 | 9.6 |
8000 BXU xylanase | |||
 Xylo-oligo, 0 g/t | 883.9 | 96.4 | 9.3 |
 Xylo-oligo, 50 g/t | 995.4 | 102.4 | 9.8 |
 Xylo-oligo, 100 g/t | 886.0 | 91.6 | 9.8 |
16,000 BXU xylanase | |||
 Xylo-oligo, 0 g/t | 963.4 | 98.2 | 9.9 |
 Xylo-oligo, 50 g/t | 1,101.6 | 111.3 | 10.0 |
 Xylo-oligo, 100 g/t | 928.8 | 93.0 | 10.1 |
 SEM (n = 4) | 82.30 | 7.31 | 0.38 |
Main effect factors | |||
 Xylanase | |||
  0 BXU xylanase | 854.1 | 93.0 | 9.3 |
  8000 BXU xylanase | 921.8 | 96.8 | 9.6 |
  16,000 BXU xylanase | 997.9 | 100.8 | 10.0 |
 Xylooligosaccharides | |||
  Xylo-oligo, 0 g/t | 904.2 | 97.7 | 9.3 |
  Xylo-oligo, 50 g/t | 971.5 | 100.5 | 9.7 |
  Xylo-oligo, 100 g/t | 898.2 | 92.4 | 9.8 |
  SEM (n = 12) | 47.51 | 4.22 | 0.22 |
 P-value | |||
  Xylanase | 0.120 | 0.438 | 0.097 |
  Xylo-oligo | 0.489 | 0.399 | 0.248 |
  Xylanase × Xylo-oligo | 0.646 | 0.468 | 0.965 |