TABLE 7.
Effect of CE on intestinal morphology of weaned piglets.
| Items | CON | CE | CTC | SEM | p-value |
| Duodenum | |||||
| Villus height (μm) | 258.58b | 302.41a | 302.18a | 12.16 | 0.03 |
| Crypt depth (μm) | 252.26 | 220.42 | 246.12 | 16.26 | 0.37 |
| Villus height/Crypt depth | 1.08 | 1.40 | 1.26 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Jejunum | |||||
| Villus height (μm) | 271.33b | 356.53a | 296.00b | 11.52 | <0.01 |
| Crypt depth (μm) | 200.69a | 159.42b | 183.48a | 7.45 | <0.01 |
| Villus height/Crypt depth | 1.37b | 2.25a | 1.62b | 0.11 | <0.01 |
| Ileum | |||||
| Villus height (μm) | 255.62 | 291.54 | 264.89 | 11.78 | 0.11 |
| Crypt depth (μm) | 151.08 | 141.07 | 150.93 | 4.97 | 0.29 |
| Villus height/Crypt depth | 1.70 | 2.07 | 1.76 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
SEM, standard error of the mean (n = 8).
a,bDifferent superscripts within a row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).