The Effects of Agave fourcroydes Powder as a Dietary Supplement on Growth Performance, Gut Morphology, Concentration of IgG, and Hematology Parameters in Broiler Rabbits
Table 3
Effects of dietary supplementation of Agave fourcroydes powder on gut morphology of broiler rabbits (95 days old).
Items, µm
Treatments
SEM ±
P value
No additive
1.5% A. fourcroydes powder
Duodenum
Muscle thickness
117.12
154.80
5.757
<0.001
Mucosal thickness
1070.40
1351.52
32.83
<0.001
Height of villi
892.72
1027.96
26.07
<0.001
Width of villi
108.04
142.48
7.310
<0.001
Crypts depth
98.56
71.68
7.417
<0.001
Width depth
66.92
63.93
4.082
0.424
Villus height/crypt depth
9.06
14.35
1.102
<0.001
Cecum
Muscle thickness
284.00
335.60
30.06
<0.001
Mucosal thickness
426.56
438.20
3.370
<0.001
Crypts depth
243.36
204.20
11.40
<0.001
Width depth
121.48
86.52
6.890
<0.001
The experiment lasted 60 days; . SEM: standard error of the mean.
