Table 10.
Jejunal morphology in nursery pigs fed diets with increasing supplementation of functional oils.
| Item | Functional Oils, g/kg Feed 1 | p-Value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.50 | SEM | Linear | Quadratic | 0 vs. Others | |
| Villus height, μm | 401 | 471 | 451 | 416 | 453 | 25 | 0.578 | 0.977 | 0.098 |
| Villus width, μm | 97 | 90 | 91 | 94 | 93 | 3 | 0.921 | 0.568 | 0.196 |
| Crypt depth, μm | 86 | 90 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 7 | 0.166 | 0.105 | 0.070 |
| Villus area, μm2 × 10−2 | 385 | 420 | 407 | 390 | 417 | 20 | 0.574 | 0.800 | 0.303 |
| VH:CD ratio 2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.435 | 0.282 | 0.751 |
| Ki-67 positive 3, % | 36.7 | 36.7 | 39.3 | 37.6 | 37.3 | 2.3 | 0.748 | 0.289 | 0.463 |
1 Five supplemental levels of functional oils (n = 40 total, n = 8 per supplemental level); Results are shown as least squared means. 2 Villus height to crypt depth ratio; 3 Ratio of Ki-67 positive cells to total cells in the crypt.