NE model was induced via oral inoculation of
mixed strains of Eimeria species at 12 d of age, followed by an oral inoculation with C.
perfringens at 16, 17 and 18 d of age. Infected birds fed the glucan-supplemented diet had
significantly increased body weight (13 to 21 d, 0 to 42 d), significantly improved feed effi-
ciency (13 to 21 d, 21 to 42 d), increased antibody levels against C. perfringens and improved
villi height and villi height to crypt depth ratio.