Effects of galacto-oligosaccharides on growth and gut function of newborn suckling piglets

Table 1 Effects of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) on digestive organ indexes of suckling piglets^a

Items	d 8		d 21		SEM	P-value
Items	CON	GOS	CON	GOS	SEM	Diet	Age	Diet × Age
SI^b weight, g	79.72	107.32	193.23	197.74	8.66	0.078	< 0.001	0.196
SI length, m	4.39 ^c	4.93 ^b	6.64 ^a	6.81 ^a	0.17	0.041	< 0.001	0.290
SI weight/SI length, g/m	19.03	21.50	29.06	28.86	0.82	0.183	< 0.001	0.121
SI weight/BW, g/kg	26.85	31.92	31.45	31.20	1.53	0.131	0.218	0.096
SI length/BW, m/kg	1.43	1.49	1.08	1.08	0.04	0.553	< 0.001	0.473

^aPiglets assigned to CON (n = 6), GOS (n = 6) received physiological saline and GOS solution for 7 d after birth, respectively
^bSI small intestinal

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