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Table 5.

Histology effects of over grain diet on ruminal ventral sac tissue in cattle

Control Acidosis
Response Sample1 Sample2 Sample3 Average STD Sample4 Sample5 Sample6 Average STD
Papillae count, No./mm 16.14 15.87 13.6 15.2 1.14 12 11.91 11.83 11.91 0.08
Papillae height, µm 5547.49 4308.11 4569.55 4808.38 533.41 3555.94 2707.5 2447.24 3555.94 277.01
Papillae width, µm 980.5 966.2713 929.386 958.72 21.54 905.18 809.39 713.59 809.39 95.79