Table 3. Number of days with diarrhoea.
| Treatment group2 | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoea score3 | CTRL | AB | PRO | PRO+AB | T4 | P5 | T*P |
| Score 1 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.33 | ||||
| Suckling | 5.2 (3.0–7.4) | 3.8 (1.7–6.0) | 6.3 (4.1–8.5) | 6.6 (4.5–8.8) | |||
| Weaned | 6.2 (4.1–8.4) | 4.9 (2.7–7.1) | 7.4 (5.2–9.5) | 7.7 (5.5–9.9) | |||
| Score 2 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.02 | ||||
| Suckling | 0 a (0–1.3) | 0.4 ab (0–1.6) | 2.6 bA (1.4–3.9) | 2.0 ab (0.7–3.3) | |||
| Weaned | 1.2 (0–2.4) | 1.0 (0–2.3) | 1.2 B (0–2.4) | 1.7 (0.4–2.9) | |||
Diarrhoea1 (number of days) during the suckling (28 days) and post-weaning (14 days) period registered per pen.
1 Values are presented as least square means and 95% confidence intervals (in parentheses)
2 CTRL = control; AB = antibiotic group; PRO = probiotic group; PRO+AB = probiotic+antibiotic group.
3 Score 1 = mild diarrhoea. Score 2 = Severe diarrhoea.
4 T = treatment group.
5 P = period; suckling or post-weaning period.
a,b Values with different superscripts within a row are significantly different.
A,B: Values with different superscripts within a column and score are significantly different.