Histomorphometric evaluation of small intestinal mucosa of red jungle fowl and commercial broiler from one day to four months of age

• Main Authors: Khadim, Khalid Kamil, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin, Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin, Saad, Mohd Zamri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25321/1/25321.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25321/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/08C5ACA35826

Histomorphometry of the small intestinal mucosa of the red jungle fowl (RJF) and commercial broiler breed (CBC) from day one to four months post-hatch were investigated. For the sake of comparison between these two breeds, the following parameters were included: the number of villi, villus surface a...