From: The application of antimicrobial peptides as growth and health promoters for swine
Item | Diets | SEM | P -value | |||
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NC | CAP | DON | DON + CAP | |||
Jejunum | ||||||
 Villus height, μm | 240.01 | 239.08 | 197.56 | 221.87 | 7.05 | 0.23 |
 Crypt depth, μm | 126.39ab | 117.03b | 145.14a | 110.48b | 6.88 | 0.04 |
 Villus height: Crypt depth | 1.92 | 2.06 | 1.39 | 2.05 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
 Goblet cell number | 11.50 | 11.00 | 17.67 | 12.00 | 1.20 | 0.26 |
 Lymphocyte number | 195.00b | 198.50b | 256.33a | 204.50b | 9.26 | <0.01 |
Ileum | ||||||
 Villus height, μm | 263.20a | 240.15a | 170.98b | 185.08b | 10.31 | <0.01 |
 Crypt depth, μm | 117.73 | 120.05 | 109.45 | 104.73 | 4.36 | 0.56 |
 Villus height: Crypt depth | 2.32a | 2.06ab | 1.57c | 1.81ab | 0.09 | 0.04 |
 Goblet cell number | 22.33 | 16.00 | 19.00 | 18.50 | 1.36 | 0.38 |
 Lymphocyte number | 181.25c | 154.75d | 232.00a | 204.00b | 7.70 | <0.01 |