Effect of the physical form of the diet on the morphometric traits of terminal ileum and ileocecal valve for potential prevention of small bowel retrograde contamination in the growing pig
Keywords: BW, body weight; DM, dry matter; CE, coarsely ground extruded diet; CFU, colony forming unit; CM, coarsely ground meal diet; CP, coarsely ground pelleted diet; Dmean, discrete mean; FP, finely ground pelleted diet; GIT, gastro-intestinal tract; IV, ileoce