Table 2. General clinical data for healthy calves and experimentally induced endotoxemic calves that received ceftiofur sodium treatment or combination therapy.
Variables | Ceft | LPS+Ceft | Comb | LPS+Comb | |
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Clinical scoring a) | Sucking reflex | Normal | No | Normal | Improvement |
Capillary refill | Normal | Cyanotic | Normal | Altered light | |
Defecation interval | Normal | Short | Normal | Normal | |
Respiration type | Normal | Changed | Normal | Altered light | |
General health condition | Normal | Changed | Normal | Altered light | |
Monitoring a) | Arterial blood | Normal | Irregular reduction | Normal | Normal |
Pressures pulses | Normal | Irregular promotion | Normal | Irregular promotion | |
Body temperature | Normal | Irregular promotion | Normal | Irregular promotion | |
Respiratory rate | Normal | Irregular promotion | Normal | Irregular promotion |
a) General group assessment was performed based on the results of the statistical analysis.