Table 1. Histomorphology of ileum and ascending colon of 21-d-old piglets fed formula (FORM), formula supplemented with GOS and PDX (F+GP) or sow-reared (SOW).
| Diets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORM | F+GP | SOW | GLM ANOVA | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-value | |
| Ileum | |||||||
| Villus Length (μm) | 495 | 156 | 401 | 61 | 387 | 70 | > 0.05 |
| Crypt Depth (μm) | 184 | 45 | 177 | 30 | 202 | 32 | > 0.05 |
| Dry Matter (%) | 12.6 ab | 3.6 | 9.9 a | 2.9 | 15.3 b | 5.7 | 0.04 |
| Ascending Colon | |||||||
| Cuff Width (μm) | 51 b | 5 | 58 a | 6 | 56 ab | 5 | 0.05 |
| Cuff Depth (μm) | 275 a | 24 | 261 a | 24 | 357 b | 38 | < 0.0001 |
| Dry Matter (%) | 21.3 | 3.9 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 20.5 | 5.2 | > 0.05 |
a b values within the row with the same letters are not different.