Table 5. Effects of different levels of organic chromium and SeMet cocktails on intestinal morphology in broilers

Items	CON¹⁾	CS4	CS8	SE	p-value
Duodenum
VH (μm)	1,469.87^b	1,723.71^a	1,717.50^a	62.35	0.021
CD (μm)	140.34	138.89	113.90	9.40	0.124
VH:CD	10.47^b	12.41^ab	15.08^a	0.98	0.024
Jejunum
VH (μm)	1,392.94	1,280.13	1,388.35	37.83	0.097
CD (μm)	127.03	119.73	141.47	8.45	0.222
VH:CD	10.97	10.69	9.81	0.66	0.362
Ileum
VH (μm)	763.93	710.43	720.35	39.56	0.609
CD (μm)	136.06	149.53	117.94	8.65	0.070
VH:CD	5.61	4.75	6.11	0.55	0.311

CON, basal diet; CS4, CON + 0.2 ppm selenomethionine and 0.2 ppm organic chromium; CS8, CON + 0.4 ppm selenomethionine and 0.4 ppm organic chromium.
Means within column with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
VH, villus height; CD, crypt depth.