Table 3.
Characteristics of calves with diarrhea at enrollment for the control (n = 242) and lactoferrin (n = 243) treatment groups
| Variable | Treatment |
SE | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Lactoferrin | |||
| Median age (d) | 10.5 | 11.0 | — | 0.05 |
| Packed cell volume (%) | 32.8 | 32.7 | 0.41 | 0.85 |
| Serum total protein (g/dL) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.04 | 0.50 |
| Mean rectal temperature (°C) | 39.1 | 39.1 | 0.06 | 0.44 |
| Severe diarrhea (score = 3; no., %) | 123 (50.8) | 128 (52.7) | — | 0.78 |
| Diarrhea + depression (no., %) | 19 (7.9) | 18 (7.4) | — | 0.85 |
| Diarrhea + fever (no., %) | 49 (20.5) | 45 (18.8) | — | 0.66 |
| Dehydration (skin tent >3 s; no., %) | 47 (19.4) | 43 (17.7) | — | 0.66 |
| Depression (score ≥2; no., %) | 19 (7.9) | 18 (7.4) | — | 0.85 |