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Table 2.

Effects of ML administration on intestinal morphology in PEDV-infected piglets.

Items	-PEDV		+PEDV		SEM	P value
Items	-ML	+ML	-ML	+ML	SEM	PEDV	ML	PEDV×ML
Duodenum
Villus height (μm)	264	251	226	267	17.974	0.538	0.452	0.137
Crypt depth (μm)	69^b	73^b	82^a	70^b	3.601	0.127	0.192	0.016
Villus height/Crypt depth	4.02^a	3.47^ab	2.79^b	3.92^a	0.31	0.171	0.291	0.005
Villous surface area (μm²)	6965	6685	5912	6254	443	0.106	0.946	0.490
Jejunum
Villus height (μm)	276	284	152	135	21.457	<0.001	0.704	0.319
Crypt depth (μm)	66^b	65^b	103^a	52^b	7.780	0.031	<0.001	<0.001
Villus height/Crypt depth	4.15	4.86	1.63	2.74	0.44	<0.001	0.007	0.526
Villous surface area (μm²)	6785	6462	3483	3086	546	<0.001	0.304	0.915