Table 3.

Effects of orally supplemented TBCD- and DSS-induced colitis on intestinal histomorphology of young pigs¹

Outcome per tissue	Treatment			Pooled SEM	P-value
	Control	DSS	TBCD + DSS
Ileum
Villi height, µm	531.38	434.86	492.64	42.089	0.271
Crypt depth, µm	236.72	225.98	272.66	20.130	0.203
V:C ratio	2.28	2.20	1.88	0.218	0.193
Proximal colon
Mucosal width, µm	342.23a	388.93a,b	586.57b	70.277	0.042
Distal colon
Mucosal width, µm	377.79a	646.82b	714.44b	42.499	< 0.001

¹Pigs were artificially reared from postnatal days 2–28, dosed on postnatal days 14–18, and euthanized on postnatal days 27 or 28 to permit sample collection.

^a,bMeans lacking a common superscript letter within a row differ (P < 0.05).

Abbreviations: DSS, dextran sodium sulfate; TBCD, gamma-cyclodextrin-encapsulated tributyrin; V:C, villus height-to-crypt depth.