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. 1999 Aug 10;85(4):245–257. doi: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00111-9

Table 9.

Relation between diarrhoea and presence of pathogenic agents on D0

Pathogenic agents Results of analysis Suckling calves (%)
Dairy calves (%)
Diarrhoea on D0a
Diarrhoea on D0b
Absence Presence Absence Presence

Cryptosporidium Absence 36 13.8 79.3 3.9
Presence 15.4 34.7 14.4 2.4


E. coli K99 

Absence 

49.5 

48.8 

90.3 

6.3
Presence 0.3 1.4 3.4 0


Rotavirus 

Absence 

45.4 

40.6 

84.8 

5.5
Presence 4.4 9.6 8.9 0.8


Coronavirus 

Absence 

49.5 

43.7 

65.8 

3.2
Presence 0.3 6.5 27.9 3.2


Salmonella 

Absence 

49.7 

50 

89 

6.3
Presence 0.3 0 4.7 0
a

D0: Inclusion day, 311 calves 4 to 10 days old.

b

D0: Inclusion day, 382 calves 8 to 15 days old.