Table 6.
Influence of dietary protein level on the diarrhea score summations. The percentages of the scores are shown in parentheses with respect to the total score, referring both to the protein level in the period and to the whole period.
| Diarrhea Score Summations 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protein Level | Significance of the Difference | |||
| Growth period | High | Low | Total in the Period | |
| Period I | 91 (85.0) | 16 (15.0) | 107 (45.7) | |
| Period II | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (2.6) | |
| Total (Period I + Period II) | 96 (85.0) | 17 (15.0) | 113 (48.3) | p < 0.01 |
| Period III | 71 (58.7) | 50 (41.3) | 121 (51.7) | NS |
| Total score | 167 (71.4) | 67 (28.6) | 234 | |
1 Scores were calculated as reported in Table 4. NS: not significant.