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Description of calf distributions between the different experimental groups
| Experimental group | Number of calves in group | Mean age of onset (days) | Ratio of bull:heifers | Number of calves requiring secondary treatments (therefore excluded from analysis) | Number of calves that died |
| Group 1 (NSAID) | 24 | 22 | 11:13 | 11 | 1 |
| Group 2 (antimicrobial) | 23 | 25 | 11:12 | 12 | 0 |
| Group 3 (NSAID and antimicrobial) | 27 | 22 | 14:13 | 9 | 1 |
NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
