Length of intestine (cm)
Day 1 51.5 51.5 51.5 51.5 51.5
Day 15 125b 133a 129ab 128 130
Day 29 186b 202a 204a 194 200
Day 43 235 238 245 235 243
Diameter intestine (mm)
Day 1 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.13
Day 15 5.5b 7.8a 7a 6.5 7
Day 29 13.7 14 14.4 14 14
Day 43 15.6ab 16.3a 15.5b 15.6b 16.3a
Intestine weight (g)
Day 1 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71
Day 15 17.0b 21.1a 17.9b 19.1 18.2
Day 29 26.9b 34.8a 30.3b 29.7 31.7
Day 43 42.8 44.7 47.6 42.7b 47.4a
Gizzard weight (g)
Day 1 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6
Day 15 10.5c 13.6a 12.1b 13.1a 11.0b
Day 29 21.3b 24.1a 21.7ab 22.5 22.2
Day 43 28.4b 30.6a 30.3ab 29.6 29.9