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Table 4 Intestinal morphology 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

Jejunum

    

 Villus height (μm)

454

419

23.8

0.31

 Crypt depth (μm)

186

181

5.6

0.59

 Villus:Crypt ratio

2.5

2.3

0.14

0.48

 Intraepithelial lymphocytes (n/villus)

30.7

29.2

1.77

0.55

 Goblet cells (n/villus)

6.8

7.0

0.44

0.70

Ileum

    

 Villus height (μm)

403

410

21.6

0.82

 Crypt depth (μm)

133

153

6.0

0.04

 Villus:Crypt ratio

3.1

2.7

0.16

0.13

 Intraepithelial lymphocytes (n/villus)

27.7

30.3

1.60

0.27

 Goblet cells (n/villus)

6.9

7.5

0.49

0.37

  1. aData are least squares means, n = 6. CONd, prestarter diet; CDCd, prestarter diet supplemented with 60 mg chenodeoxycholic acid per kg of initial body weight