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Table 2.

Effect of β-glucan on the intestinal morphology of weaned pigs¹.

Item	Control	Olaquindox	β-glucan	SEM	P-value
Villus height, μm
Duodenum	444.14^a	500.93^a	388.56^b	12.94	<0.001
Jejunum	375.95^b	496.76^a	401.86^b	14.53	0.002
Ileum	380.36^b	487.83^a	372.52^b	14.66	<0.001
Crypt depth, μm
Duodenum	233.43^a	230.30^a	170.82^b	7.16	<0.001
Jejunum	200.33^ab	220.23^a	196.26^b	4.15	0.026
Ileum	166.99^ab	187.70^a	160.43^b	5.35	0.086
Villus height-to-crypt depth ratio, μm:μm
Duodenum	2.03	2.19	2.29	0.07	0.256
Jejunum	1.88^b	2.32^a	2.06^ab	0.07	0.036
Ileum	2.21	2.53	2.23	0.09	0.241

^a,b Within a row, values with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).

Six replicate pens of 2 pigs/pen for intestinal morphology data.