Lactobacillus reuteri UALre-16 and Improved Intestinal Morphology

• Effects of Lactobacillus reuteri LR1 on the growth performance, intestinal morphology, and intestinal barrier function in weaned pigs.

  • 2018-04-12
  • RCT · n = 144
  • Journal of Animal Science 96(6)
  • • H. Yi
    • Li Wang
    • Yunxia Xiong
    • XiaoLu Wen
    • Zhilin Wang
    • Xuefen Yang
    • K. Gao
    • Zong-yong Jiang

  • PubMed: 29659876
  • DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky129

  6 Insights on

  • Improved Intestinal Morphology

  • Low evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Animal Study

  The villus height of the ileum was increased (P < 0.05) and crypt depth in duodenum was reduced (P < 0.05), along with increased (P < 0.05) villus height to crypt depth ratio of the jejunum and ileum by LR1 compared with CON and OA.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes