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 4

Results of histological examination of intestines.

Localization	Parameters (μm)	Group						value K–W test
		CoG		PreG		SynG
		Median	Q1–Q3	Median	Q1–Q3	Median	Q1–Q3
The middle part of the duodenum	The thickness of mucosa (villi + crypts)	917	799–1066	929	819–1093	952	874–1048	0.628
	The thickness of the whole wall	1595^a	1513–1665	1981^bc	1800–2029	2042^c	1922–2125	<0.001
The middle part of the jejunum	The thickness of mucosa (villi + crypts)	1647^a	1157–2320	2234^bc	1740–2455	234^6c	1815–2635	<0.001
	The thickness of the whole wall	2412^a	1931–2858	3154^bc	2967–3550	3197^c	2935–3579	<0.001
The end part of the jejunum	The thickness of mucosa (villi + crypts)	1216	1147–1414	1193	1079–1363	1211	1107–1326	0.641
	The thickness of the whole wall	1907	1758–4199	2162	1922–2728	2580	2258–3111	0.165
The middle part of the ileum	The thickness of mucosa (villi + crypts)	1632^a	1559–1777	2983^bc	2413–3581	2889^c	1743–3259	<0.001
	The thickness of the whole wall	969^ac	895–1023	1601^b	1403–1855	1073^c	953–1217	<0.001
The middle part of the colon	The crypt depth	612^ab	566–671	659^b	618–721	764^c	729–799	<0.001
	The thickness of the whole wall	1371^ab	1232–1481	1325^b	1280–1423	1758^c	1665–1935	<0.001

^a−cMeans 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.