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Table 2 Effects of lactulose and hydrogen-rich water on small intestinal morphology in female piglets fed Fusarium mycotoxin-contaminated diet1, 2

From: Morphological and molecular response of small intestine to lactulose and hydrogen-rich water in female piglets fed Fusarium mycotoxins contaminated diet

Item

NC

MC

MC + LAC

MC + HRW

SEM

P-value

Duodenum

 Villus height, μm

386.08Aa

313.51Bb

366.65Aa

360.49Aa

6.86

< 0.001

 Crypt depth, μm

268.13

281.75

272.35

272.50

3.85

0.678

 Villus height: crypt depth ratio

1.45Aa

1.11Bb

1.36Aa

1.32Aa

0.03

0.001

Jejunum

 Villus height, μm

390.60Aa

322.41Bb

383.75Aa

380.46Aa

7.03

< 0.001

 Crypt depth, μm

246.11

240.94

247.31

231.89

2.73

0.172

 Villus height: crypt depth ratio

1.59Aa

1.34Bb

1.55Aa

1.64Aa

0.03

< 0.001

Ileum

 Villus height, μm

376.88Aa

334.76Bb

366.28Aa

363.09Aa

4.41

0.001

 Crypt depth, μm

240.35

235.78

240.00

257.36

3.36

0.097

 Villus height: crypt depth ratio

1.57a

1.43ab

1.53ab

1.41b

0.02

0.030

  1. Data are expressed as mean with standard error of mean (SEM)
  2. (A,B,a,b)Means in the same row not sharing the same lower (P < 0.05) or upper (P < 0.01) case superscript letters are significantly different
  3. 1 NC (negative control), basal diet; MC, Fusarium mycotoxin-contaminated diet; MC + LAC, MC diet + lactulose treatment; and MC + HRW, MC diet + hydrogen-rich water treatment
  4. 2 n = 5