Management system–dependent alterations in colonic mucosal architecture of swine: An Alcian Blue histochemistry and histomorphometric analysis of goblet cell density, epithelial height, and mucin–stromal ratio
Nattawat Chaiyawong, Kwansuda Churud, Peerapong Wanpen, Metaporn Intarachuen, Charkriya Promsuban · 2026
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Nattawat Chaiyawong and four co-authors compared the lining of the large gut in market pigs raised three ways: without growth-promoting beta-agonist drugs, under hygienic indoor systems, and free-range. Ten healthy pigs from each system supplied colon tissue, stained blue to reveal acid mucus and measured with image software. Three features were counted: mucus-making goblet cells, surface layer height, and the balance of mucin to support tissue.
Pigs from the drug-free system led on all three measures, with the tallest surface layer, the densest goblet cells, and the highest mucin ratio, while hygienic-system pigs trailed. The three measures also rose and fell together across animals. The authors read the pattern as evidence that everyday management shapes gut barrier build, which could matter for how pigs resist gut trouble without drugs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nattawat Chaiyawong, Kwansuda Churud, Peerapong Wanpen, Metaporn Intarachuen, Charkriya Promsuban |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46876 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC0 |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |