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

Table 6 Effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens on intestinal cell proliferation and apoptosis 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	Ki-67 positive cell percentage per crypt^b, %	42.28	46.25	41.10	1.21	0.366	0.198
Jejunum	TUNEL positive cell percentage per 100 cells of villus^b, %	7.82	12.46	9.88	0.58	0.001	0.038
Ileum	Ki-67 positive cell percentage per crypt^b, %	39.79	50.55	39.02	1.93	0.030	0.020
Ileum	TUNEL positive cell percentage per 100 cells of villus^b, %	8.06	13.93	6.93	0.91	0.002	< 0.001

^aIUGR-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
^bOne-way ANOVA test. A value of P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant

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