Diets

Control

(n = 12)

HM

(n = 12)

SM

(n = 12)

SEM

p

Duodenum

Villus length (µm)

1570.6 ± 407.8

1684.0 ± 287.4

1419.6 ± 308.4

57.782

0.175

Crypt depth (µm)

208.8 ± 74.7

189.6 ± 54.4

161.1 ± 25.7

9.557

0.122

Villi:crypt ratio

8.24 ± 2.99

9.48 ± 2.68

9.03 ± 2.32

0.445

0.520

T. muscularis thickness (µm)

357.4^b ± 119.4

214.0^a ± 46.6

205.3^a ± 83.7

18.535

0.001

Jejunum

Villus length (µm)

1234.8^b ± 185.6

1022.6^a ± 148.5

915.0^a ± 357.0

45.936

0.011

Crypt depth (µm)

180.1^b ± 60.5

153.2^ab ± 35.0

136.2^a ± 32.6

7.828

0.065 (tendency)

Villi:crypt ratio

7.49 ± 2.44

6.90 ± 1.31

6.84 ± 2.37

0.345

0.706

T. muscularis thickness (µm)

273.0 ± 114.7

255.5 ± 97.6

224.0 ± 59.0

15.499

0.438

Caecum

Villus length (µm)

184.8 ± 29.2

182.3 ± 40.3

167.6 ± 18.2

5.115

0.341

Crypt depth (µm)

157.7 ± 21.8

157.1 ± 35.1

170.7 ± 63.9

7.188

0.693

Villi:crypt ratio

1.17 ± 0.14

1.20 ± 0.29

1.08 ± 0.33

0.044

0.536

T. muscularis thickness (µm)

518.7^b ± 163.8

360.1^a ± 137.8

336.5^a ± 95.7

25.830

0.004