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Table 5 Effects of dietary B. subtilis supplementation on intestinal morphology of piglets

From: Effects of Bacillus subtilis on growth performance, serum parameters, digestive enzyme, intestinal morphology, and colonic microbiota in piglets

 

Items

CTR

ABT

PBT

SEM

P-value

Duodenum

Villus height

197.07

180.33

197.82

11.64

0.49

Crypt depth

230.76

216.29

203.30

13.28

0.53

V/C

0.92

0.84

0.98

0.06

0.16

Jejunum

Villus height

169.19

156.93

170.22

10.25

0.78

Crypt depth

154.34

144.36

163.07

9.55

0.46

V/C

1.11

1.12

1.06

0.07

0.71

Ileum

Villus height

106.34b

130.55a, b

141.26a

9.27

0.04

Crypt depth

148.59

129.42

140.11

9.8

0.41

V/C

0.74b

1.07a

1.04a

0.08

0.04

  1. V/C villus height/crypt depth ratio