Jejunal tissue was taken from 18-week-old broiler breeder pullets previously reared on a daily or skip-a-day feed restriction system. Light and scanning electron microscopy revealed no changes in mucosal appearance or structure related to feeding system. Comparable duodenal samples all revealed extensive desquamated epithelial damage possibly related to postmortem change.
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