Table 6. Effects of dietary L-arginine supplementation on intestinal morphology in growing pigs fed a mold-contaminated diet1).
| Item | Non-toxin (Arg1.2%) | Toxin with Arg | SEM | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||||
| Villus height (µm) | ||||||
| Duodenum | 549 | 428 | 478 | 492 | 30.5 | 0.074 |
| Jejunum | 448 | 414 | 442 | 439 | 19.7 | 0.638 |
| Ileum | 348 | 330 | 318 | 342 | 30.6 | 0.897 |
| Crypt depth (µm) | ||||||
| Duodenum | 275 | 262 | 233 | 228 | 27.5 | 0.574 |
| Jejunum | 263 | 240 | 244 | 238 | 8.9 | 0.206 |
| Ileum | 226 | 248 | 239 | 231 | 29.4 | 0.953 |
| VH/CD | ||||||
| Duodenum | 2.06 | 1.73 | 2.10 | 2.19 | 0.180 | 0.392 |
| Jejunum | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 0.110 | 0.862 |
| Ileum | 1.65 | 1.59 | 1.35 | 1.55 | 0.250 | 0.844 |
1)
Data represent means based on six replicates per treatment (n=6).
Arg, arginine; VH/CD, villous height:crypt depth.