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Table 5 Effects of alginate oligosaccharide on the intestinal goblet and columnar cell counts of weaned pigsa

From: Alginate oligosaccharide-induced intestinal morphology, barrier function and epithelium apoptosis modifications have beneficial effects on the growth performance of weaned pigs

Item

Treatmentb

P-value

CON

AOS

Duodenum (number/villus)

 Goblet cells

8.69 ± 0.26

10.03 ± 0.43*

0.018

 Columnar cells

71.94 ± 3.10

75.09 ± 3.53

0.514

Jejunum (number/villus)

 Goblet cells

7.31 ± 0.34

9.79 ± 0.23**

< 0.001

 Columnar cells

70.25 ± 1.57

73.55 ± 1.51

0.153

Ileum (number/villus)

 Goblet cells

11.33 ± 0.79

11.60 ± 0.37

0.758

 Columnar cells

78.20 ± 1.77

81.91 ± 2.40

0.233

  1. *P < 0.05 versus the CON group. **P < 0.01 versus the CON group
  2. aValues are the means of 8 replicates per treatment
  3. bCON, control (a corn-soybean basal diet); AOS, alginate oligosaccharide (the basal diet supplemented with 100 mg/kg alginate oligosaccharide)
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891