The Impact of Inulin and a Novel Synbiotic (Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain 1026 and Inulin) on the Development and Functional State of the Gastrointestinal Canal of Calves

Table 3

Results of histological examination of the rumen.

Localization	Parameters (μm)	CoG		PreG		SynG		value K–W test
		Median	Q1–Q3	Median	Q1–Q3	Median	Q1–Q3
Rumen saccus dorsalis	The length of papillae	1016^ac	765–1692	899^b	668–1098	1033^c	764–1525	0.004
	The width of papillae	282^a	246–341	344^bc	312–431	371^c	310–475	<0.001
	The thickness of ruminal epithelium	77^a	66–86	122^b	101–171	153^c	123–176	<0.001
	The thickness of stratum corneum	9^a	7–12	17^b	14–22	33^c	24–38	<0.001
Rumen saccus ventralis	The length of papillae	1113^ab	850–1578	1359^b	831–2036	1647^c	1304–2203	<0.001
	The width of papillae	334	275–395	346	270–413	322	287–377	0.861
	The thickness of ruminal epithelium	97^a	72–127	129^bc	99–177	120^c	102–164	<0.001
	The thickness of stratum corneum	9^a	7–12	25^bc	15–32	29^c	24–36	<0.001

^a−c Means within a row without common superscripts are significantly different ( < 0.05) Q1–Q3 = Quatile 1–Quartile 3; CoG = control group; PreG = prebiotic group; SynG = synbiotic group.