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Table 4.

Effects of dietary XOS supplementation on the morphology of jejunal and ileal epithelium in weaned piglets (n = 6; data are mean values in μm).

Items	Blank control group	XOS-supplemented groups (g/t)			Positive control group	Pooled SEM	P-value
		100	250	500
Jejunum
Villus height	510.55^ab	607.62^a	484.20^b	497.45^ab	482.98^b	47.28	0.03
Crypt depth	324.42^ab	377.73^a	297.89^b	277.68^b	297.08^b	22.75	0.02
V:C ratio	1.58^b	1.61^ab	1.65^ab	1.81^a	1.63^ab	0.07	0.04
Ileum
Villus height	418.70^b	492.4^a	389.53^b	428.41^b	401.92^b	19.37	0.02
Crypt depth	219.66	259.76	222.78	242.92	221.87	18.42	0.44
V:C ratio	1.92	1.93	1.76	1.84	1.82	0.12	0.85

Data in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05). V:C ratio, Villus height:Crypt depth ratio.