Table 1 Descriptive statistics of all traits analyzed
From: Small intestine histomorphometry of beef cattle with divergent feed efficiency
Segments | Trait | Mean | Standard deviation | Coefficient variation (%) | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
duodenum | crypt area (CA; μm2) | 3024.0 | 344.30 | 11.39 | 2302.0 | 3648.0 |
crypt perimeter (CP; μm) | 199.24 | 11.75 | 5.90 | 173.48 | 219.48 | |
cell size (CS; μm2) | 94.67 | 7.29 | 7.70 | 82.52 | 107.33 | |
nuclei number (NN) | 31.73 | 3.60 | 11.34 | 25.84 | 39.73 | |
 ileum | crypt area (CA; μm2) | 2918.0 | 288.25 | 9.88 | 2367.0 | 3529.0 |
|  | crypt perimeter (CP; μm) | 199.70 | 13.35 | 6.68 | 177.35 | 240.38 |
|  | cell size (CS; μm2) | 83.60 | 6.39 | 7.64 | 74.02 | 97.95 |
| Â | nuclei number (NN) | 35.42 | 3.52 | 9.94 | 29.62 | 41.83 |