Table 4.
Descriptive statistics for rearing period one with the respective mean, minimum, and maximum, as well as 95% confidence interval (CI) presented as log CFU/g caecal content at each sampling point for quantitative analysis and the result of the least significant difference (LSD) test.
| Time Point | Statistic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 1 | |
| 0.594 | 1.497 | 1.698 | mean |
| 0 | 0 | 1.698 | min |
| 1.698 | 4.954 | 1.698 | max |
| 0.205; 0.983 | 0.962; 2.031 | - | 95% CI |
| A * | B * | B * | LSD test |
1 Please note the antimicrobial treatment stopped three days prior to sampling; * Means with different letters show a statistically significant difference.