Table 4. Effects of Bacillus-based probiotics on intestinal morphology of weaned pigs¹⁾

Item	Dietary treatments		SEM	p-value
	CON	PRO
Duodenum
VH (μm)	269.78	286.78	10.30	0.270
CD (μm)	120.98	122.11	5.04	0.877
VH:CD	2.23	2.35	0.08	0.309
Number of goblet cells (n)	6.10	5.85	0.98	0.858
Jejunum
VH (μm)	309.71	279.90	15.76	0.211
CD (μm)	143.37	131.24	8.54	0.339
VH:CD	2.16	2.13	0.11	0.911
Number of goblet cells (n)	5.07	5.77	0.80	0.548
Ileum
VH (μm)	271.84	279.14	18.82	0.789
CD (μm)	123.62	121.60	6.96	0.842
VH:CD	2.20	2.30	0.16	0.675
Number of goblet cells (n)	10.83	16.91	2.38	0.091

Each value presented as the least square mean of 5 replicates.
CON, control diet based on soy-bean meal diet; PRO, control + 0.01% Bacillus-based probiotics; VH, villus height; CD, crypt depth.