Table 3.

Cut-off points for pathological fecal score from 154 puppies (n = 278 feces).

Threshold (fecal score)	Small breed dogs						Large breed dogs
	4–5 weeks old (n = 27)			6–8 weeks old (n = 133)			4–5 weeks old (n = 47)			6–8 weeks old (n = 71)
	Mean daily weight gain (g day−1)			Mean daily weight gain (g day−1)			Mean daily weight gain (g day−1)			Mean daily weight gain (g day−1)
	At or below threshold	Above threshold	P-value	At or below threshold	Above threshold	P-value	At or below threshold	Above threshold	P-value	At or below threshold	Above threshold	P-value
4	28	34.4	0.087	15.4	33.5	0.001	38.6	79.3	0.002	54.8	82.8	0.043
5	27.4	35.5	0.018	20.2	34.1	0.002	51.2	79.8	0.016	54.4	83.4	0.032
6	28.8	35.4	0.049	22.9	34.5	0.003	61.5	80.2	0.098	62.8	84.4	0.073
7	30.8	35.2	0.219	25.4	34.7	0.009	70.2	71.6	0.907	69.3	90.5	0.083
8	–	–	–	31.1	32.3	0.713	–	–	–	73.4	87.9	0.313
9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74.1	95.5	0.246

n, Number of data collected (ADG associated with a fecal score.

Bold value indicates highest fecal score associated with a significant reduction in average daily gain.