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Table 4 Effect of resveratrol supplementation on intestinal morphology and goblet cells in DON-challenged pigletsa

From: Dietary resveratrol attenuation of intestinal inflammation and oxidative damage is linked to the alteration of gut microbiota and butyrate in piglets challenged with deoxynivalenol

Variable

Treatments

SEM

P-value

CON

DON

RES

DON+RES

DON

RES

DON×RES

Villus height, μm

469

344

584

429

19

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.452

crypt depth, μm

346

354

306

336

14

0.186

0.055

0.468

VCR

1.38

0.98

1.92

1.29

0.09

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.202

Goblet cellsb

29.13

19.25

33.56

25.13

1.57

< 0.001

0.003

0.650

  1. aValues are means and standard error of the means, n = 8 per treatment; CON, control; DON, deoxynivalenol; DON+RES, combination of deoxynivalenol and resveratrol; SEM, standard error of the mean; VCR, villus height to crypt depth ratio
  2. bGoblet cell numbers per mm2
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891