Table 1.

Effects of XOS on intestinal morphology of piglets after LPS challenge at 4 h postinjection.¹

Item	Saline		LPS		SEM	P-value
	CON	XOS	CON	XOS		Diet	LPS	Interaction
Jejunum
Villus height, μm	265	264	249	253	6	0.852	0.030	0.657
Crypt depth, μm	73	65	71	66	2	0.002	0.829	0.467
Villus height:crypt depth ratio	3.64	4.09	3.52	3.86	0.08	<0.001	0.034	0.483
Ileum
Villus height, μm	232	278	246	260	10	0.006	0.837	0.115
Crypt depth, μm	76	82	76	73	3	0.492	0.192	0.177
Villus height:crypt depth rato	3.11	3.38	3.26	3.55	0.11	0.023	0.176	0.954

CON = control; XOS = xylooligosaccharide; LPS = lipopolysaccharide.

¹Values are means and pooled SEM, n = 6 (1 pig/pen).