Effects of dietary Bacillus amyloliquefaciens supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology, inflammatory response, and microbiota of intra-uterine growth retarded weanling piglets

Table 5 Effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens on intestinal morphology of weanling piglets with intra-uterine growth retardation

Items^a		NBW-CON (NC group)	IUGR-CON (IC group)	IUGR-BA (IB group)	SEM	Contrast
Items^a		NBW-CON (NC group)	IUGR-CON (IC group)	IUGR-BA (IB group)	SEM	NC vs. IC	IC vs. IB
Jejunum	VH^c, μm	498.79	389.69	443.27	14.48	0.004	0.433
	CD^b, μm	198.40	210.17	197.76	5.81	0.709	0.683
	VH:CD ratio^b, μm/μm	2.54	1.88	2.24	0.08	< 0.001	0.040
Ileum	VH^b, μm	414.52	352.21	400.62	9.12	0.005	0.029
	CD^c, μm	177.82	185.08	175.72	3.87	NS	NS
	VH:CD ratio^b, μm/μm	2.34	1.92	2.30	0.07	0.035	0.063

^aCD crypt depth, IUGR-BA piglets with intrauterine growth retardation fed the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-supplemented diet, IUGR-CON piglets with intrauterine growth retardation fed the control diet, NBW-CON piglets with normal birth weight fed the control diet, NS nonsignificant values after Kruskal–Wallis comparison test, VH villus height, VH:CD ratio the ratio of villus height to crypt depth
^bOne-way ANOVA test. A value of P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant
^cNon-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test. A value of P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant

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