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Table 1 Effects of diet, mucin type, gut segment and crypt-villus fragment on mucin staining intensity in free-range chickens

From: Modulation of intestinal microbiota, morphology and mucin composition by dietary insect meal inclusion in free-range chickens

Factor

d.f.f

Chi-square

P-valueg

Crypts

 Dieta

1

0.77

ns

 Mucin typeb

2

34.61

***

 Gut segmentc

3

145.01

***

 Fragmentd

2

71.38

***

Villi

 Diet

1

0.00

ns

 Mucin type

2

3.03

ns

 Gut segmente

2

272.02

***

 Fragment

2

10.99

**

  1. a Two dietary treatments: C control, TM7.5 7.5% inclusion level of Tenebrio molitor
  2. b Three types: neutral, acidic sialylated and acidic sulfated mucins
  3. c Four segments: duodenum, jejunum, ileum and cecum
  4. d Three fragments: base, midsection and tip
  5. e Three segments: duodenum, jejunum and ileum
  6. f Degrees of freedom
  7. g Statistical significance: P < 0.05 (*), P < 0.01 (**) and P < 0.001 (***). ns = not significant