Table 5 Treatment effect on the villus measurements in the distal portion of the intestine. Values are presented as means (± std. dev).

From: The use of live food as a vehicle of soybean meal for nutritional programming of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides

Group

Distal villus measurements

Length (µm)

Width (µm)

Length to width ratio

 + Control

517.54b (± 81.42)

128.93b (± 36.00)

4.27b (± 1.20)

− Control

382.90a (± 76.62)

106.28a (± 31.76)

3.80ab (± 1.05)

Non-programmed

400.25a (± 121.40)

126.80ab (± 47.54)

3.37a (± 1.13)

Programmed

477.46b (± 60.51)

117.46ab (± 28.45)

4.29b (± 1.13)

  1. Superscript letters indicate statistical significance between groups. The significance was determined using a One-Way ANOVA and a Tukey test with a p value < 0.05.
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