Table 2. Skin thickness, length of the primary and secondary follicles, density of the primary and secondary follicles and diameters of the primary and secondary follicles.
| Group | Short photoperiod | Natural photoperiod |
|---|---|---|
| Skin thickness (μm) | 1826.80±91.44A | 1651.68±182.23B |
| Length of the primary follicles (μm) | 1654.15±164.68 A | 916.23±217.79 B |
| Length of the secondary follicles (μm) | 1039.54±224.37 A | 433.62±63.47 B |
| Diameter of the primary follicle dermal papilla (μm) | 152.79±25.15 A | 106.18±20.68 B |
| Diameter of the secondary follicle dermal papilla (μm) | 68.76±21.61 A | 45.51±10.46 B |
| Density of the primary follicles (·mm-2) | 57.66±7.60 A | 27.10±1.77 B |
| Density of the secondary follicles (·mm-2) | 6.49±0.10 A | 3.68±0.63 B |
A total of 30 H&E sections were examined under short and natural photoperiods. Means with different lowercase letters within the same row indicate significant differences between different columns. Means with different capital superscripts within the same row indicate highly significant differences between different columns.