Table 8.

Study protocol

Treatment Group	Treatment
Control Group 1	Control animals sacrificed when treatment of salmonella-infected animals with antibiotics commenced (Designated as Normal Control in Tables)
Control Group 2	Control animals for 5 days of antibiotic treatment
Control Group 3	Control animals for 10 days of antibiotic treatment
Control Group 4	Control animals for day 15 (5 days after discontinuation of antibiotic treatment)
Salmonella group 5	Infected animals sacrificed when treatment with antibiotics commenced (Designated in Tables as Infection Control)
Salmonella group 6	Infected animals treated with amoxillin for 5 days and sacrificed 24h after amoxillin treatment (Designated in Tables asInfected+Amoxillin day 5)
Salmonella group 7	Infected animals treated with amoxillin for 10 days and sacrificed 24h after amoxillin treatment (Designated in Tables as Infected+Amoxillin day 10)
Salmonella group 8	Infected animals treated with amoxillin for 10 days and left for another 5 days to recover from antibiotic treatment before being sacrificed (Designated in Tables as Infected+Amoxillin day 15)
Salmonella group 9	Infected animals treated with pefloxacin for 5 days and sacrificed 24h after pefloxacin treatment (Designated in Tables as Infected+Pefloxacin day 5)
Salmonella group 10	Infected animals treated with pefloxacin for 10 days and sacrificed 24h after pefloxacin treatment (Designated in Tables as Infected+Pefloxacin day 10)
Salmonella group 11	Infected animals treated with pefloxacin for 10 days and left for another 5 days to recover from antibiotic treatment before being sacrificed (Designated in Tables as Infected+Pefloxacin day 15)