Partially defatted black soldier fly larva meal inclusion in piglet diets: effects on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profile, gut morphology and histological features

Table 6 Intestinal morphometric indices in the piglets in relation to diet and intestinal segment (n = 12, end of the trial)

Items	Diet (D)			Intestinal segment (IS)			SEM	P-value
Items	BSF0	BSF5	BSF10	Duodenum	Jejunum	Ileum		D	IS	D × IS
Vh, mm	0.38	0.36	0.38	0.41^a	0.38^a	0.34^b	0.012	0.371	< 0.001	0.709
Cd, mm	0.11	0.11	0.10	0.12^a	0.10^b	0.11^b	0.003	0.256	0.009	0.999
Vh/Cd	3.47	3.35	3.72	3.64^a	3.71^a	3.19^b	0.126	0.159	0.007	0.566

BSF0 = control; BSF5 = 5% inclusion level 5% inclusion level of black soldier fly meal; BSF10 = 10% inclusion level of black soldier fly meal; Vh, villus height; Cd, crypt depth; Vh/Cd, villus height to crypt depth ratio
The means with different superscript letters (a, b) within the same row per fixed effect (i.e. diet, intestinal segment) differ significantly (P < 0.05)

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