Table 6.
Intestinal morphology of piglets at 21 days of age as affected by dietary AGP and MOA supplementation1
| Item | Ctrl | AGP | MOA | SEM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duodenum | |||||
| VH, μm | 310.18 | 288.90 | 325.98 | 17.76 | 0.48 |
| CD, μm | 209.37 | 188.79 | 199.91 | 5.76 | 0.24 |
| VH:CD | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.64 | 0.13 | 0.75 |
| Jejunum | |||||
| VH, μm | 332.93 | 330.83 | 349.62 | 13.94 | 0.65 |
| CD, μm | 202.92 | 204.89 | 208.05 | 7.05 | 0.88 |
| VH:CD | 1.64 | 1.61 | 1.68 | 0.02 | 0.16 |
| Ileum | |||||
| VH, μm | 235.49 | 234.18 | 256.52 | 6.16 | 0.19 |
| CD, μm | 145.10 | 149.68 | 159.82 | 5.59 | 0.36 |
| VH:CD | 1.63 | 1.57 | 1.61 | 0.10 | 0.92 |
VH Villus height, CD Crypt depth, VH:CD Villus height to crypt depth ratio
a,bMeans in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)
1Control (Ctrl): a corn soybean meal-based diet. AGP: Ctrl + 75 mg/kg chlortetracycline. MOA: Ctrl + 1500 mg/kg MOA. n = 4