Table 8.

Effects of maternal dietary fiber sources on intestinal morphology in piglets on day 21 of lactation¹

Items	CON	SBP	WB	SEM	P-value
Duodenum
Villus height, μm	491	531	516	26.24	0.56
Crypt depth, μm	318	308	310	10.45	0.78
Villus height to crypt depth ratio	1.54	1.72	1.66	0.05	0.08
Jejunum
Villus height, μm	387b	447a	433ab	15.63	0.04
Crypt depth, μm	240	259	249	7.86	0.27
Villus height to crypt depth ratio	1.61	1.73	1.74	0.05	0.20
Ileum
Villus height, μm	385	429	414	14.53	0.12
Crypt depth, μm	251	256	250	11.64	0.94
Villus height to crypt depth ratio	1.54	1.69	1.67	0.05	0.13

¹CON, control; SBP, sugar beet pulp; WB, wheat bran.

^a,bMean values within a row with different letters differ at P < 0.05.