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The effect of litter origin upon the structure of the small intestine of piglets at weaning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

S. M. Carroll  and
H. M. Miller
S. M. Carroll
Affiliation:
The University of Leeds, School of Biology, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK Email: bgysmc@leeds.ac.uk
H. M. Miller
Affiliation:
The University of Leeds, School of Biology, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK Email: bgysmc@leeds.ac.uk
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether litter origin had an effect upon the structure of the small intestine in newly weaned piglets. The gut of the newly weaned piglet undergoes significant structural changes such as a decrease in villus height and an increase in crypt depth following commercial weaning. Litter origin has been shown to influence piglet performance immediately post weaning (Slade and Miller, 1999) and to have a significant influence upon blood metabolite concentrations in the newborn piglet (Ilsley and Miller, 2003). Litter origin therefore may also influence the structure of the small intestine in the piglet, which in turn would affect the experimental sampling strategies used in trials investigating effects on gut structure. This study was carried out to test the null hypothesis that litter origin would not have an effect upon the structure of the small intestine in the newly weaned piglet.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 95
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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