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Table 2 Ileal morphology in pigs’ 7-d post-Salmonella Typhimurium inoculationa

From: Effect of dietary fiber and threonine content on intestinal barrier function in pigs challenged with either systemic E. coli lipopolysaccharide or enteric Salmonella Typhimurium

Item

Low fiber

High fiber

SEMd

P-value

 

STDb Thr

SUPc Thr

STD Thr

SUP Thr

 

Fiber

Thre

Fiber × Thr

Villus height, μm

433.9

438.8

446.4

434.2

25.6

0.867

0.859

0.697

Crypt depth, μm

268.7

290.9

313.5

292.7

17.6

0.157

0.963

0.188

VH:CDf

1.69

1.59

1.46

1.57

0.10

0.207

0.998

0.271

  1. aTotal of 8 replicate pigs/treatment (n = 8/treatment)
  2. bSTD Thr Standard Thr (0.65% standardized ileal digestible)
  3. cSUP Thr Supplemental Thr (0.78% standardized ileal digestible)
  4. dSEM Standard error of the mean
  5. eThr threonine
  6. fVH:CD villus height:crypt depth
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891