Fermented rye with Agaricus subrufescens and mannan-rich hydrolysate based feed additive to modulate post-weaning piglet immune response

Table 2 Effect of dietary treatment¹ on intestinal histomorphometry measurements in tissue of piglets at different time points

Day	Tissue	Parameter	Treatment	LSmeans	SEM	P-value
15	Jejunum	Villous length, μm	Control	492^a	16.8	0.035
			FS¹	438^b	16.8
		Crypt depth, μm	Control	292	13.7	0.264
			FS	317	16.0
		V/C ratio²	Control	1.36	0.169	0.358
			FS	1.13	0.187
	Ileum	Villous length, μm	Control	414^x	15.7	0.093
			FS	452^y	14.9
		Crypt depth, μm	Control	258	17.0	0.116
			FS	297	17.0
		V/C ratio	Control	1.50	0.104	0.657
			FS	1.57	0.104
30	Jejunum	Villous length, μm	Control	447^a	16.4	0.002
			FS	519^b	10.6
		Crypt depth, μm	Control	319	26.8	0.168
			FS	363	13.4
		V/C ratio	Control	1.02	0.186	0.431
			FS	0.84	0.137
	Ileum	Villous length, μm	Control	403^x	26.6	0.093
			FS	459^y	16.0
		Crypt depth, μm	Control	354	29.8	0.356
			FS	320	18.0
		V/C ratio	Control	1.18^a	0.100	0.035
			FS	1.46^b	0.068
45	Jejunum	Villous length, μm	Control	516	25.4	0.969
			FS	515	22.8
		Crypt depth, μm	Control	317	22.1	0.227
			FS	354	19.8
		V/C ratio	Control	0.930	0.078	0.287
			FS	0.814	0.070
	Ileum	Villous length, μm	Control	452	27.2	0.234
			FS	497	24.3
		Crypt depth, μm	Control	324	16.3	0.428
			FS	305	17.3
		V/C ratio	Control	1.49	0.100	0.717
			FS	1.55	0.100

SEM, standard error of the mean
^a,bDifferent superscripts within a column indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05)
^x,yDifferent superscripts within a column indicate a tendency difference (P < 0.1)
¹Dietary treatment = additional Fysal Solute (FS) at 2 kg/ton
²V/C ratio = Villous length (μm) divided by Crypt depth (μm)

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