TITLE:
Effect of dietary vanadium on small intestinal morphology in broilers
AUTHORS:
Kangping Wang, Hengmin Cui, Xi Peng, Zhicai Zuo, Jing Fang, Junliang Deng, Yuanxin Deng, Wei Cui, Bangyuan Wu
KEYWORDS:
Vanadium; Villus; Crypt; Microvillus; Intestine; Broiler
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.4 No.9,
September
28,
2012
ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of dietary vanadium on small intestinal morphology of broilers by the methods of light microscopy (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A total of 420 one-day-old avian broilers were divided into six groups (seven replicates in each group and ten broilers in each replicate) and fed on a control diet or the same diet supplemented with 5, 15, 30, 45 and 60 mg/kg vanadium in the form of ammonium metavanadate for 42 days. In comparison with those in the control group, the intestinal villus heights were decreased (P