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Table 4 Intestinal morphometric indices of piglets as affected by dietary CEO supplementation1

From: Effects of dietary supplementation with a carvacrol–cinnamaldehyde–thymol blend on growth performance and intestinal health of nursery pigs

Item

Con

CEO

SEM

P-value

Duodenum

    

 VH, µm

212.16

465.57

126.70

< 0.001

 CD, µm

474.38

297.53

88.42

0.005

 VH:CD

0.45

1.75

0.65

< 0.001

Jejunum

    

 VH, µm

289.18

397.67

54.24

< 0.001

 CD, µm

186.27

303.69

58.71

0.001

 VH:CD

1.48

1.35

0.07

0.364

Ileum

    

 VH, µm

353.25

449.79

48.27

0.011

 CD, µm

344.27

227.72

58.27

0.017

 VH:CD

1.08

2.07

0.50

0.002

Colon

    

 VH, µm

465.16

552.06

43.45

0.004

  1. 1Villus height (VH), crypt depth (CD), villus height to crypt depth ratio (VH:CD)
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