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Fig. 5

From: Use of lactulose as a prebiotic in laying hens: its effect on growth, egg production, egg quality, blood biochemistry, digestive enzymes, gene expression and intestinal morphology

Fig. 5

Effect of Lactulose (Vetelact) treatments (0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 ml/kg of body weight) in drinking water of laying hens on Photomicrograph small intestine (jejunum). Tissue stained by hematoxylin and eosin. Scale bar = 50 µm. A control group showing normal intestinal villi lining epithelium (arrow) and lamina propria (arrowhead). B group supplied by 0.05 ml/kg showing slightly improved epithelial lining with mucus covering (arrow) and wide lamina propria with a proliferation of cells (arrowhead). C showing group with 0.1ml/kg treatments, improved lining epithelium (thick arrow), more goblet cells (clear space, thin arrow) with higher mucous coating the epithelial surface and lamina propria with proliferation of cells (arrowhead). D group treated by 0.15 ml/kg showing lining epithelium with decreased goblet cell distribution (arrow) and wide lamina propria (arrowhead)

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