Table 3 Effects of dietary supplementation of the lipid-coated ZnO Shield Zn® (SZ) vs. ZnO on intestinal mucosal morphology of weanling pigs (Exp. 1)
Item | ZnO (mg Zn/kg) | SZ (mg Zn/kg) | SEM | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 | 2500 | 100 | 200 | |||
Duodenuma) | ||||||
VH (μm) | 290 | 293 | 271 | 244 | 19 | 0.260 |
CD (μm) | 216 | 236 | 208 | 226 | 13 | 0.504 |
VH:CD ratio | 1.35 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.07 | 0.11 | 0.261 |
Jejunuma) | ||||||
VH (μm) | 297 | 280 | 276 | 245 | 16 | 0.187 |
CD (μm) | 209 | 234 | 206 | 205 | 12 | 0.685 |
VH:CD ratio | 1.43 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 1.22 | 0.11 | 0.540 |
Ileuma) | ||||||
VH (μm) | 234 | 223 | 257 | 224 | 10 | 0.089 |
CD(μm) | 171 | 182 | 176 | 181 | 14 | 0.947 |
VH:CD ratio | 1.39 | 1.27 | 1.48 | 1.28 | 0.08 | 0.223 |