Table 6.

Effects of different Chinese herb feed additive treatments on small intestinal morphology in swine

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group NC
Ileum
Villus height, (µm)	362.93 ± 53.38	333.34 ± 35.12	336.39 ± 32.52	324.11 ± 63.80
Crypt depth, (µm)	336.26 ± 19.25	338.05 ± 37.49	328.50 ± 36.91	370.10 ± 73.46
Villus height:crypt depth, (μm:μm)	1.08 ± 0.12	1.00 ± 0.21	1.05 ± 0.16	0.90 ± 0.26
Jejunum
Villus height, (µm)	278.74 ± 52.16	272.54 ± 50.46	278.13 ± 43.66	256.89 ± 84.36
Crypt depth, (µm)	257.44 ± 50.86	290.20 ± 99.08	249.75 ± 58.97	287.27 ± 85.78
Villus height:crypt depth, (μm:μm)	1.14 ± 0.25	1.03 ± 0.35	1.14 ± 0.16	0.90 ± 0.17
Duodenum
Villus height, (µm)	309.49 ± 59.08	286.28 ± 58.05	301.14 ± 68.55	273.92 ± 57.19
Crypt depth, (µm)	276.42 ± 42.20	264.45 ± 43.56	264.61 ± 54.32	280.07 ± 68.74
Villus height:crypt depth, (μm:μm)	1.15 ± 0.32	1.08 ± 0.13	1.14 ± 0.28	0.99 ± 0.07