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Table 13 Effects of dietary Flammulina velutipes stem waste inclusion on the intestinal mucosa morphology of finishing pigs (Exp. 3)

From: Determination of the available energy values and amino acid digestibility of Flammulina velutipes stem waste and its effects on carcass trait and meat quality fed to growing-finishing pigs

Item

Control

2.5% FVS

5% FVS

SEM

P-value

Duodenum

 Villus height, μm

278.18

326.97

290.79

12.60

0.077

 Crypt depth, μm

208.49

206.96

220.19

17.33

0.084

 V/C

1.41

1.61

1.35

0.12

0.343

Jejunum

 Villus height, μm

213.40

243.15

217.15

12.59

0.267

 Crypt depth, μm

171.65

151.61

165.38

10.74

0.451

 V/C

1.27b

1.64a

1.37b

0.03

0.001

Ileum

 Villus height, μm

268.23

285.91

326.18

14.34

0.070

 Crypt depth, μm

189.61

160.61

191.44

22.11

0.573

 V/C

1.50

1.88

1.87

0.13

0.136

  1. a-bLeast squares means within a row with different superscripts differ (P<0.05)
  2. Values are means with pooled SEM, n = 4. FVS Flammulina velutipes stem waste, SEM Standard error of the mean, V/C the ratio of villus height to crypt depth
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891