Growth performance, serum biochemical profile, jejunal morphology, and the expression of nutrients transporter genes in deoxynivalenol (DON)- challenged growing pigs

Table 6 The Jejunal morphology changes of growing pigs fed with diets Deoxynivalenol (DON)-contaminated corn (n = 6)

Item	Control	3 mg/kg DON	6 mg/kg DON	12 mg/kg DON	P-value
Villus height (μM)	311.7 ± 26.9^a	296.3 ± 33.1^a	290.5 ± 26.2^a,b	259.9 ± 19.8^b	0.024
Crypt depth (μM)	119.9 ± 16.4	130.2 ± 23.8	142.6 ± 28.3	148.6 ± 26	0.2
Goblet cell number	15.17 ± 2.93^a	12.67 ± 2.88^a,b	10.5 ± 2.74^b	12.17 ± 4.54^a,b	0.147
Lymphocyte number	115 ± 34.3 ^b	131.7 ± 35.5^a,b	152.2 ± 34.5^a,b	173.3 ± 26.9^a	0.034

Results are expressed as means ± SEM for six animals
^a,bValues with different letters within the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05)

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