Potential impact of L-threonine and encapsulated butyric acid (ButiPEARL) on growth performance, serum biomarkers, intestinal histomorphometry and economic indices of Nile tilapia fingerlings

Table 5 Results of scanning electron micrograph of tilapia intestinal villi (width & length) among different feeding groups at the end of the experiment

	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	MSE	P value
villi width (µm)	214.25^d	309.23^c	347.91^c	435.71^b	437.91^b	758.33^a	12.35	0.000
villi Length (µm)	129.15^c	153.11^c	151.45^c	187.76^b	209.34^b	277.40^a	5.90	0.000

Values are expressed as mean value (n = 3) ± SE. Mean values with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)
G1: Control group, G2: Butyric acid 0.3 gm supplemented group, G3: Threonine 0.24 gm supplemented group,G4: Butyric acid 0.3 gm + Threonine 0.24 gm supplemented group, G5: Threonine 0.48 gm supplemented group, G6: Butyric acid 0.3 gm + Threonine 0.48 gm supplemented group

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