Villus Height of Porcine Small Intestine.
The villus height was shorter (P < 0.05) in the heat
treatment group than in the control group during the
initial 3 d of continuous high-temperature treatment
(Table 2), especially in the duodenum (P = 0.002) and
jejunum (P = 0.001). The change in ileal villus height
was more marked after the first 3 d than the other days
(P = 0.01). Between d 6 and 10, no difference in villus
height was observed.