. 2024 Oct 23;15:1425218. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1425218

Table 4.

Effects of P.SMS on rumen tissue morphology in Hu sheep.

Items	Groups ^*					p-value
Items	CON	PSMS5	PSMS10	PSMS15	PSMS20	p-value
Rumen papilla length/mm	2.49^b	2.48^b	2.59^ab	2.61^ab	2.73^a	0.027
Rumen papilla width/mm	0.42^b	0.42^b	0.45^ab	0.46^a	0.489^a	0.017
Rumen muscular thickness	3.83	3.90	4.02	3.98	4.00	0.135

P.SMS replaced WPCS at levels of 0%, CON; 5%, PSMS5; 10%, PSMS10; 15%, PSMS15; or 20%, PSMS20.^a,bDifferent letters indicate significant differences between different groups (p < 0.05).