Table 3. Effects of CGA on the Intestinal Mucosa Morphology in Weaned Pigsa.
| treatments |
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|---|---|---|---|
| items | CON | CGA | p-value |
| Duodenum | |||
| villus height (μm) | 257.30 ± 27.32 | 316.76 ± 32.36 | 0.14 |
| villus width (μm) | 108.34 ± 12.51b | 143.37 ± 17.61a | 0.04 |
| crypt depth (μm) | 209.94 ± 10.74 | 182.57 ± 12.83 | 0.13 |
| VCR | 1.26 ± 0.15 | 1.77 ± 0.21 | 0.08 |
| Jejunum | |||
| villus height (μm) | 277.18 ± 14.24b | 341.29 ± 9.82a | <0.01 |
| villus width (μm) | 110.72 ± 2.98b | 133.58 ± 8.56a | 0.03 |
| crypt depth (μm) | 178.60 ± 9.25 | 163.30 ± 10.08 | 0.29 |
| VCR | 1.59 ± 0.15b | 2.14 ± 0.13a | 0.03 |
| Ileum | |||
| villus height (μm) | 284.45 ± 22.91 | 325.33 ± 15.00 | 0.17 |
| villus width (μm) | 129.15 ± 9.66 | 111.2 ± 5.45 | 0.14 |
| crypt depth (μm) | 155.70 ± 15.02 | 135.40 ± 8.90 | 0.27 |
| VCR | 1.87 ± 0.15b | 2.45 ± 0.17a | 0.03 |
a
Results expressed in means ± SEM, n = 8 pigs/group. CON, pigs receiving a basal diet; CGA, pigs receiving a basal diet supplemented with 1000 mg/kg CGA; and VCR, villous height/crypt depth ratio. a,bMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).