Table 5.
Effects of dietary supplementation with TA on the intestinal morphology of weaned piglets1
| Dietary treatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | CON | AB | TA2 | P-value |
| Villus Height, µm | ||||
| Duodenum | 246.42 ± 22.13 | 289.92 ± 12.62 | 264.93 ± 8.83 | 0.10 |
| Jejunum | 362.07 ± 12.25 | 377.43 ± 21.42 | 388.37 ± 12.77 | 0.58 |
| Ileum | 277.73 ± 9.16 | 289.99 ± 11.17 | 289.53 ± 19.13 | 0.78 |
| Crypt depth, µm | ||||
| Duodenum | 376.19 ± 4.29a | 300.08 ± 19.47b | 321.27± 13.37b | 0.02 |
| Jejunum | 228.65 ± 7.48 | 217.40 ± 4.56 | 231.22 ± 13.63 | 0.58 |
| Ileum | 221.66 ± 9.66 | 224.68 ± 9.50 | 233.35 ± 9.95 | 0.67 |
| Ratio of villus height: crypt depth, µm: µm | ||||
| Duodenum | 0.68 ± 0.06b | 1.02 ± 0.04a | 0.86 ± 0.03a | <0.01 |
| Jejunum | 1.66 ± 0.06 | 1.91 ± 0.01 | 1.75 ± 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Ileum | 1.37 ± 0.08 | 1.40 ± 0.08 | 1.32 ± 0.06 | 0.75 |
1Values are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 9.
a,bValues in the same row not sharing a common superscript differ significantly.