Table 1 Effect of genotype on intestinal index and morphology in pigs

Relative length of SI (mm/g)

2.341^a

1.744^b

1.671^b

0.099

0.003

Relative length of LI (mm/g)

0.942^a

0.497^b

0.552^b

0.050

0.001

Relative length of I (mm/g)

3.283^a

2.241^b

2.223^b

0.143

0.001

Relative density of SI (g/cm)

0.756

0.889

0.940

0.079

0.290

Relative density of LI (g/cm)

3.225^b

3.158^b

4.550^a

0.213

0.003

Relative density of I (g/cm)

1.456

1.385

1.841

0.121

0.059

Relative weight of SI (%)

1.731

1.552

1.541

0.084

0.281

Relative weight of LI (%)

2.987^a

1.555^b

2.506^a

0.166

0.001

Relative weight of I (%)

4.718^a

3.107^b

4.047^a

0.215

0.002

Duodenum

Villus height (μm)

722.380^a

534.540^b

521.160^b

51.073

0.042

Crypt depth (μm)

395.980^a

288.010^ab

255.270^b

32.871

0.039

Villus height: crypt depth

1.919

1.906

2.162

0.331

0.831

Jejunum

Villus height (μm)

531.280^a

433.240^b

437.910^b

26.658

0.050

Crypt depth (μm)

280.490^ab

288.130^a

204.470^b

19.424

0.029

Villus height: crypt depth

1.987^ab

1.565^b

2.146^a

0.140

0.046

Ileum

Villus height (μm)

476.703^a

457.320^a

255.050^b

30.871

0.002

Crypt depth (μm)

247.102^a

303.920^a

142.950^b

25.648

0.006

Villus height: crypt depth

1.990

1.544

1.876

0.188

0.275