Table 2.

Scour days, fecal fluidity, and cleanliness scores of calves (n = 60) bedded on 5 different materials.

Item	Granite fines	Sand	Rice hulls	Wheat straw	Wood shavings	Mean	SE
Calves treated, no.	12	11	12	5	10
Scour days
d 0 to 7	1.2bc	0.6cd	0.6cd	0.1de	0.7cd		0.1
d 7 to 14	2.6a	2.2a	1.5b	0.4de	1.0bc		0.1
d 14 to 28	0.2de	0.1de	0.0e	0.0e	0.0e		0.1
d 28 to 42	0.0e	0.0e	0.0e	0.0e	0.0e		0.1
Fecal fluidity score1
d 0 to 7	2.2	2.3	2.4	1.7	1.7	2.0y	0.06
d 7 to 14	2.5	2.5	2.4	1.8	2.1	2.3z	0.06
d 14 to 28	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.2x	0.06
d 28 to 42	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1x	0.06
Mean	1.61n	1.59n	1.58n	1.38m	1.38m
SE	0.057	0.057	0.057	0.057	0.057
Cleanliness2
d 0 to 7	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1x	0.1
d 7 to 14	2.2	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.6y	0.1
d 14 to 21	2.2	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.2	1.6y	0.1
d 21 to 28	2.2	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.3	1.6y	0.1
d 28 to 35	2.0	1.5	1.9	1.6	1.5	1.7y	0.1
d 35 to 42	2.3	2.0	2.0	1.7	1.5	1.9z	0.1
Mean	2.0m	1.5n	1.6n	1.5n	1.3n
SE	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.14

¹Fecal fluidity score using scale 1 = normal to 4 = watery.

²Cleanliness score using scale 1 = calf is clean (not dirty around thigh or body), only manure at lower ends of legs to 4 = thigh, legs, and tail head region are soiled with manure.

^a,b,c,d,eMeans within a category without a common superscript letter differ (P < 0.05); bedding by day interaction (P < 0.05).

^m,nMeans within a row without a common superscript letter differ (P < 0.05).

^x,y,zMeans within a column without a common superscript letter differ (P < 0.05).