Table 1 Effects of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) on the intestinal growth parameters in LPS-challenged piglets (n = 6)

SI¹ weight, g

137.02 ± 2.74^b

138.35 ± 2.58^b

146.85 ± 4.79^a

< 0.001

SI length, m

6.32 ± 0.16^b

6.33 ± 0.15^b

6.88 ± 0.24^a

< 0.001

SI weight/SI length, g/m

21.70 ± 0.62

21.88 ± 0.61

21.34 ± 0.24

0.221

SI weight/body weight, g/kg

32.37 ± 1.27

32.67 ± 1.60

32.66 ± 0.82

0.217

SI length/body weight, m/kg

1.49 ± 0.07

1.49 ± 0.06

1.58 ± 0.03

0.031