Table 8.

Effects of natural capsicum extract on intestinal morphology in weaned pigs.

Item	CON	CTC	NCE	SEM	P-value
Duodenum
Villus height, μm	406.24	428.08	490.72	28.95	0.47
Crypt depth, μm	490.66	571.28	509.70	70.69	0.97
Villus height:Crypt depth	0.86	0.76	0.97	0.17	0.90
Jejunum
Villus height, μm	546.01	471.09	485.28	81.06	0.83
Crypt depth, μm	437.63	370.54	343.55	28.35	0.39
Villus height:Crypt depth	1.39	1.30	1.42	0.14	0.33
Ileum
Villus height, μm	338.61b	374.78ab	464.24a	65.19	0.08
Crypt depth, μm	278.25	349.48	293.23	50.33	0.13
Villus height:Crypt depth	1.31	1.16	1.60	0.37	0.20

CON = control; CTC = chlortetracycline; NCE = natural capsicum extract; SEM = standard error of the mean.

^{a, b} Within a row, different superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05).