Veterinary Medicine International

Research Article

Effect of Probiotics and Herbal Products on Intestinal Histomorphological and Immunological Development in Piglets

Table 2

Effects of probiotics and herbal products on intestinal morphology in piglets (mean ± SEM).


Item	Group				value
Item	C	Pro	Pro+B	H	value

Jejunum
Villus height (μm)	357.37 ± 23.433^c	416.87 ± 9.805^b	400.79 ± 8.870^b	482.87 ± 14.956^a	<0.0001
Villus width (μm)	146.75 ± 6.597^b	176.83 ± 6.555^a	168.64 ± 5.504^a	168.32 ± 5.672^a	0.0310
Crypt depth (μm)	327.16 ± 21.484	306.03 ± 6.947	299.02 ± 7.942	290.51 ± 9.614	0.1625
VH : CD ratio	1.12 ± 0.051^c	1.39 ± 0.042^b	1.38 ± 0.049^b	1.72 ± 0.068^a	<0.0001
Colon
Crypt depth (μm)	461.31 ± 7.007^c	533.98 ± 10.857^a	525.90 ± 12.819^ab	498.58 ± 5.692^b	0.0002

SEM: standard error of measurements, VH: villus height, CD: crypt depth. ^a,bMean values within a row of different superscript letters are significantly different .