Research Article
Effects of Early Transplantation of the Faecal Microbiota from Tibetan Pigs on the Gut Development of DSS-Challenged Piglets
Table 2
Effects of DSS challenge and FMT on the intestinal morphology and number of goblet cells in the intestines of piglets.
| Items | DSS− | DSS+ | SEM | value | Micro- | Micro+ | Micro- | Micro+ | Micro | DSS | |
| Jejunum | Villus height (μm) | 521.360b | 546.800b | 1168.700a | 485.680b | 70.195 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | Crypt depth (μm) | 229.620b | 210.290b | 554.230a | 218.530b | 35.267 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | Villus height : crypt depth | 2.306 | 2.631 | 2.112 | 2.254 | 0.077 | 0.115 | 0.059 | 0.524 | Ileum | Villus height (μm) | 609.830b | 563.870b | 1161.670a | 442.720b | 69.900 | <0.001 | 0.004 | <0.001 | Crypt depth (μm) | 244.020b | 229.960b | 528.700a | 181.300b | 33.556 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | Villus height : crypt depth | 2.615 | 2.464 | 2.195 | 2.497 | 0.084 | 0.655 | 0.259 | 0.190 | Goblet cells | Ileum | 69.875 | 75.600 | 73.875 | 71.981 | 2.201 | 0.688 | 0.968 | 0.427 | Colon | 102.197a | 100.656a | 83.200b | 74.200b | 3.348 | 0.237 | <0.001 | 0.397 |
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