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. 2017 May 19;59:31. doi: 10.1186/s13028-017-0299-7

Table 1.

Microbiological and clinical outcomes of monotherapy with colistin in pigs

Bacterial agents/condition Dose per day Duration (days) Sample type Reduction in E. coli (log cfu/g)c Performance (ADG, g/day) References
E. coli K99/experimental PWD 300 mg/kg of diet 7 Ileum 6.55 122b [154]
Cecum 6.63
E. coli K99/experimental PWD 300 mg/kg of diet 10 Ileum 2.3 128a [77]
Cecum 3.2
Weaned pigs (clinically healthy) 200 mg/kg of diet 7 N/A N/A 229a [155]
ETEC mixture/experimental PWD 200 mg/kg of diet 21 Ileum 1.54 292b [156]
Cecum 1.65
Colon 0.65
ETEC mixture/experimental PWD 2.5 mg/animal (Oral-Water) 21 Fecal samples 3 283b [78]
Weaned pigs (clinically healthy) 40 mg/kg of diet 14 Ileum N/A 142.2a [81]
Cecum
Colon
E. coli K88/experimental PWD 4.8 mg/kg (Oral-Water) 5 Fecal samples 4 214a [28]
E. coli K88/experimental PWD 9.6 mg/Kg (Oral-Water) 5 Fecal samples 4 N/A [28]
Weaned pigs (clinically healthy) 172.8 mg/kg of diet 14 Fecal samples 4.5d N/A [80]

PWD post-weaning diarrhea, ADG average daily weight gain, N/A not available, ETEC enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

aNot statistically significant compared to the control group

bStatistically significant compared to the control group

cReduction compared to the control group

dlog cfu of Enterobacteriaceae/g