TABLE 3.
P values for pairwise comparisons of antimicrobial treatments and methods
| Pair |
P value for the following clinical parameter:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Mortality | % Morbidity | Mean air sac lesion score | % Birds with severe lesions | Clinical efficacy index | Mean total cage wt (day 21) | Feed conversion ratio (days −4 to 21) | |
| Enrofloxacin vs danofloxacin | NSa (0.115) | 0.005 | <0.001 | 0.025 | 0.002 | 0.076 | NS (0.146) |
| Enrofloxacin vs sarafloxacin | 0.011 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.014 | <0.001 | 0.008 | 0.017 |
| Danofloxacin vs sarafloxacin | NS (0.274) | 0.037 | 0.046 | NS (0.871) | NS (0.096) | NS (0.875) | 0.005 |
| Continuous vs pulsed administration | NS (0.486) | NS (0.080) | NS (0.099) | 0.046 | NS (0.106) | NS (0.138) | NS (0.141) |
a
NS, nonsignificant difference.