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. 2019 May 11;5(4):351–358. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2019.04.005

Table 5.

Jejunum morphology and the ratio of Ki-67 positive cells to total cells in the crypt of pigs fed diets with xylanase (Xyl) and protease (Pro) supplementation.

Item Treatment
SEM P-value
Xyl−
Xyl+
Pro− Pro+ Pro− Pro+ Xyl Pro Xyl + Pro
Villus height, μm 422.1 474.1 456.3 512.5 21.4 0.092 0.014 0.919
Villus width, μm 97.1 98.1 101.6 97.0 3.9 0.649 0.624 0.439
Crypt depth, μm 238 202 220 176 9 0.019 <0.001 0.695
VH:CD ratio1 1.77 2.38 2.12 2.94 0.12 <0.001 <0.001 0.346
Ki-67 positive, %2 23.3 18.3 19.7 15.5 1.4 0.011 <0.001 0.739
1

Villus height to crypt depth ratio.

2

Ratio of Ki-67 positive cells to total cells in the crypt.