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Table 6 Effect of dietary 5-HTP supplementation on intestinal morphology of weaned piglets

From: Dietary 5-hydroxytryptophan supplementation improves growth performance and intestinal health of weaned piglets

Items

Treatments

SEM

 

CON

250 mg/kg

500 mg/kg

P value

Jejunum

VH (µm)

278.76b

333.24a

313.65a

10.170

0.040

CD (µm)

133.81

117.14

137.88

4.307

0.110

V/C

2.13c

2.94a

2.46b

0.095

<0.001

Ileum

VH (µm)

271.20

319.64

309.15

11.295

0.188

CD (µm)

144.50

123.90

124.65

6.500

0.362

V/C

1.93b

2.67a

2.51a

0.130

0.039

  1. Abbreviations: VH: villus height; CD: crypt depth; V/C: villus height/crypt depth
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