Table 4.
Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus D2/CSL addition to diet on faecal score: descriptive statistics and results from Kruskal-Wallis test
| Period | Group | Mean | sd | Median | Percentile (25th, 75th) |
| Overall period | CTR | 4.25 | 0.91 | 4a | 4, 5 |
| LACTO | 3.78 | 0.95 | 4b | 3, 5 | |
| 0 day | CTR | 4.88 | 0.34 | 5 | 5, 5 |
| LACTO | 4.83 | 0.64 | 5 | 4, 5 | |
| 7 days | CTR | 4.94 | 0.25 | 5 | 5, 5 |
| LACTO | 4.83 | 0.48 | 5 | 5, 5 | |
| 14 days | CTR | 3.93 | 1.62 | 4 | 3, 5 |
| LACTO | 3.11 | 0.88 | 3 | 2, 4 | |
| 21 days | CTR | 3.86 | 0.53 | 4a | 4, 4 |
| LACTO | 3.25 | 0.44 | 3b | 3, 3.5 | |
| 28 days | CTR | 3.86 | 0.53 | 4a | 4, 4 |
| LACTO | 3.25 | 0.44 | 3b | 3, 3.5 | |
| 35 days | CTR | 3.86 | 0.53 | 4a | 4, 4 |
| LACTO | 3.25 | 0.44 | 3b | 3, 3.5 |
Within each period, medians with different superscript letters differ (P<0.05).
CTR, control group; LACTO, treated group.