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. 2022 Aug 26;12(17):2200. doi: 10.3390/ani12172200

Table 5.

Effects of weaning modes on piglet intestinal morphology.

Item		Group			p-Value
Item		Group C	Group S	Group M	p-Value
Villus height (mm)	Jejunum	0.23 ± 0.01 ^a	0.29 ± 0.02 ^b	0.32 ± 0.01 ^c	<0.001
	Ileum	0.30 ± 0.01 ^a	0.38 ± 0.03 ^b	0.37 ± 0.02 ^b	<0.001
Crypt depth (mm)	Jejunum	0.18 ± 0.01 ^a	0.16 ± 0.01 ^a	0.17 ± 0.02 ^a	0.121
	Ileum	0.16 ± 0.01 ^a	0.17 ± 0.01 ^b	0.15 ± 0.00 ^b	<0.001
V/C	Jejunum	1.28 ± 0.07 ^a	1.81 ± 0.08 ^b	1.88 ± 0.19 ^b	0.002
	Ileum	1.87 ± 0.12 ^a	2.23 ± 0.07 ^b	2.46 ± 0.11 ^b	0.047
Mucosal (mm)	Jejunum	0.43 ± 0.01 ^a	0.56 ± 0.04 ^b	0.69 ± 0.05 ^b	0.003
	Ileum	0.39 ± 0.01 ^a	0.40 ± 0.01 ^a	0.45 ± 0.04 ^b	<0.001