| LAC | MIX | CSS |
---|---|---|---|
Number pigs/group | |||
 Healthy | 18 | 6 | 25 |
 NEC | 3 | 6 | 20 |
Time of death, hr post-feeding | |||
 Healthy | 106 ± 7 | 121 ± 1 | 104 ± 6 |
 NEC | 83 ± 23 | 75 ± 12†| 62 ± 9†|
Birth weight (g) | |||
 Healthy | 934 ± 45 | 1011 ± 62 | 1066 ± 45 |
 NEC | 872 ± 28 | 1010 ± 108 | 926 ± 50†|
Final weight (g) | |||
 Healthy | 1382 ± 81 | 1511 ± 86 | 1530 ± 79 |
 NEC | 1203 ± 116 | 1310 ± 122 | 1203 ± 97†|
Weight gain (g•kg− 1•day− 1) | |||
 Healthy | 104 ± 6 | 99 ± 6 | 94 ± 6 |
 NEC | 106 ± 17 | 86 ± 30 | 61 ± 20 |
Proximal jejunum | |||
 Villus height (μm) | |||
  Healthy | 467 ± 34 | 427 ± 39 | 569 ± 33 |
  NEC | 314 ± 25†| 305 ± 32†| 330 ± 38†|
 Crypt depth (μm) | |||
  Healthy | 94 ± 3 | 107 ± 8 | 102 ± 5 |
  NEC | 75 ± 8 | 79 ± 9†| 83 ± 4†|
Terminal ileum | |||
 Villus height (μm) | |||
  Healthy | 537 ± 21 | 518 ± 12 | 634 ± 45 |
  NEC | 179 ± 52†| 277 ± 55†| 291 ± 46†|
 Crypt depth (μm) | |||
  Healthy | 114 ± 6 | 131 ± 12 | 121 ± 6 |
  NEC | 97 ± 3†| 75 ± 9†| 82 ± 6†|
Colon | |||
 Crypt depth (μm) | |||
  Healthy | 232 ± 14 | 183 ± 16 | 216 ± 9 |
  NEC | 314 ± 2a†| 148 ± 5b | 213 ± 14c |