Table 3 Intestinal weight and length of piglets fed CONd or CDCd prestarter dieta
From: Bile acid mediated effects on gut integrity and performance of early-weaned piglets
Treatments | SEM | P > F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CONd | CDCd | |||
Organ weight (g/kg BW) | ||||
Duodenum + jejunum | 32.8 | 34.7 | 1.32 | 0.33 |
Ileum | 8.0 | 7.9 | 0.30 | 0.80 |
Small intestine | 40.9 | 42.7 | 1.45 | 0.41 |
Large intestine | 16.1 | 17.9 | 0.71 | 0.10 |
Whole intestine | 57.0 | 60.5 | 1.64 | 0.16 |
Organ length (cm/kg BW) | ||||
Duodenum + jejunum | 100 | 102 | 4.8 | 0.83 |
Ileum | 19.8 | 18.2 | 0.70 | 0.13 |
Small intestine | 120 | 120 | 4.9 | 0.96 |