Table 2.

Eosin methylene blue agar medium and biochemical reactions of fecal isolates from diarrheic and apparently healthy neonatal calves.

Calves	Total samples	Culturing (n = 121 positive)	Biochemical tests (n = 100 positive)
			No.	Test
		EMB		IT	MR	VP	SC	UT	TSI
Diarrheic calves	100	80	70	+ve	+ve	-ve	-ve	-ve	acid butt slant with gas production
Apparently healthy calves	70	41	30	+ve	+ve	-ve	-ve	-ve

(EMB): Eosin methylene blue; (+ve): positive; (-ve): negative; (acid): yellow color; (IT): indole production test; (MR): methyl red test; (VP): Voges-Proskauer test; (SC): Simmon’s citrate test; (UT): urease test; (TSI): triple sugar iron.