Table 8 Effect of maternal dietary supplementation on villus height and crypt depth in the small intestine (least square means with their standard errors).

From: Maternal supplementation with a casein hydrolysate and yeast beta-glucan from late gestation through lactation improves gastrointestinal health of piglets at weaning

 

Control*

Supplemented*

SEM

P -values

Duodenum

VH µm

318.2

402.9

28.07

0.046

CD µm

97.3

117.7

5.13

0.012

VH:CD

3.3

3.4

0.27

0.754

Jejunum

VH µm

269.4

281.2

12.21

0.506

CD µm

83.3

89.8

3.29

0.182

VH:CD

3.4

3.2

0.32

0.674

Ileum

VH µm

232.5

244.5

8.87

0.351

CD µm

91.3

79.4

4.18

0.068

VH:CD

2.7

3.1

0.12

0.022

  1. VH villus height, CD crypt depth, VH:CD villus height to crypt depth ratio.
  2. Supplemented = casein hydrolysate + yeast β-glucan supplementation, and control = basal lactation diet.
  3. *A total of 10 replicates were used per treatment group.
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