Table 1.

Changes in clinical findings of the lambs with cryptosporidiosis (Mean ± SEM).

Parameters	Pre-treatment	Post-treatment (days)
	0	1	3	5	7
Temperature (°C)
Group 1	39.10 ± 0.15ab,A	38.69 ± 0.24AB	38.38 ± 0.24B	38.51 ± 0.23AB	38.94 ± 0.26AB
Group 2	39.10 ± 0.21ab,A	38.75 ± 0.19AB	38.69 ± 0.13AB	38.56 ± 0.16B	38.55 ± 0.15B
Group 3	39.19 ± 0.14a,A	39.01 ± 0.11A	38.39 ± 0.19B	38.38 ± 0.12B	38.60 ± 0.10B
Group 4	38.66 ± 0.11b	38.38 ± 0.29	38.26 ± 0.17	38.37 ± 0.18	38.26 ± 0.42
Heart rate (min)
Group 1	130.00 ± 6.51	121.75 ± 4.20	129.25 ± 8.08	118.00 ± 5.61	116.25 ± 7.88
Group 2	120.00 ± 6.01	119.75 ± 10.27	117.38 ± 5.59	108.00 ± 7.56	102.00 ± 4.36
Group 3	129.88 ± 8.49	118.13 ± 7.10	120.00 ± 6.23	109.75 ± 8.81	110.50 ± 8.17
Group 4	130.75 ± 8.71	126.25 ± 7.75	123.14 ± 8.96	125.43 ± 11.30	117.14 ± 9.07
Respiration rate (min)
Group 1	44.25 ± 4.96A	37.00 ± 1.81b,AB	34.75 ± 2.42AB	30.25 ± 4.13B	31.25 ± 2.67B
Group 2	34.00 ± 3.91	32.63 ± 3.57ab	31.63 ± 3.80	31.50 ± 2.56	30.00 ± 2.27
Group 3	40.50 ± 2.97	37.50 ± 6.02ab	39.50 ± 3.66	33.00 ± 1.46	32.38 ± 2.66
Group 4	37.75 ± 2.66	41.75 ± 1.83a	34.57 ± 2.57	36.29 ± 2.71	36.57 ± 4.20

Different letters in the same rows (A, B) and columns (a, b) are statistically significant (P < 0.05). Group 1: 100 mg/kg COS, Group 2: 500 mg/kg COS, Group 3: 1000 mg/kg COS at intervals of 12 h, Group 4: No drug was given to the infected lambs.