Table 2. The effect of dietary APOS supplementation and/or RV challenge on the intestinal morphology in the jejunum of weaned pigs (n=7).
RV - | RV + | P-value | |||||
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CON | POS | CON | POS | POS | RV | POS×RV | |
Villus height (μm) | 179.22±2.45A | 196.55±5.23A | 156.73±7.11B | 177.80±9.77A | <0.05 | <0.05 | 0.78 |
Crypt depth (μm) | 94.31±4.37 | 95.71±4.46 | 105.26±3.26 | 91.84±4.58 | 0.17 | 0.42 | 0.09 |
Villus height:crypt depth | 1.92±0.08A | 2.08±0.12A | 1.49±0.07B | 1.95±0.08A | <0.05 | <0.05 | 0.13 |
# RV -, infusing the essential medium; RV +, infusing the porcine rotavirus; CON, basal diet; POS, POS-supplemented diet.
A, B In the same row, values with different letter superscripts mean significant difference (P<0.05).