. 2019 Feb 18;9(11):5948–5957. doi: 10.1039/c8ra10283j

Effects of graded levels of CHC on intestinal morphology in weaned piglets^a (n = 6).

Items	MMT, mg kg⁻¹, 1000	CHC, mg kg⁻¹						SEM	P value
Items	MMT, mg kg⁻¹, 1000	0	500	1000	1500		2000	SEM	ANOVA	Linear	Quadratic
Duodenum
Villous height, μm	347.20^b	338.40^b	422.60^a	432.40^a	335.40^b	300.85^b		22.29	<0.01	0.41	0.32
Crypt depth, μm	272.20	277.80	284.60	283.60	254.00	261.60		19.84	0.85	0.90	0.39
V : C ratio	1.28^bc	1.22^c	1.49^a	1.52^a	1.34^abc	1.31^abc		0.07	0.03	0.16	0.78

Jejunum
Villous height, μm	345.40^ab	272.40^b	366.20^a	398.75^a	350.00^a	344.40^ab		23.76	0.04	0.08	0.06
Crypt depth, μm	247.60	259.40	269.20	267.50	295.60	286.20		17.14	0.42	0.49	0.15
V : C ratio	1.40^ab	1.05^c	1.37^ab	1.53^a	1.19^bc	1.16^bc		0.07	< 0.01	0.28	0.43

Ileum
Villous height, μm	339.50	328.80	362.40	344.00	266.00	305.00		26.62	0.11	0.72	0.06
Crypt depth, μm	244.50	248.60	255.00	258.20	210.40	231.40		183.98	0.11	0.73	0.06
V : C ratio	1.40	1.33	1.44	1.35	1.28	1.35		0.13	0.96	0.59	0.59

^a,b,cMeans within the same row without common superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).

Effects of graded levels of CHC on intestinal morphology in weaned pigletsa (n = 6).