Table 3.
Fecal score of the New Zealand white and V-line rabbits in response to coccidial infection and herbal extract treatment.
| Variables | New Zealand White Rabbits | V-Line Rabbits | SEM | p-Value | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1-N | G2-N | G3-N | G4-N | G5-N | Overall | G1-V | G2-V | G3-V | G4-V | G5-V | Overall | B | G | B × G | ||
| Day 5 | 0.00 d | 3.00 b | 2.00 b,c | 2.00 b,c | 1.67 b,c | 1.73 | 0.00 d | 4.67 a | 0.67 c,d | 2.67 b | 2.00 b,c | 2.00 | 0.19 | NS | ** | NS |
| Day 6 | 0.00 d | 4.00 a | 1.00 b,c,d | 0.67 c,d | 1.67 b,c,d | 1.47 | 0.00 d | 4.33 a | 2.00 b,c | 2.67 a,b | 1.33 b,c,d | 2.07 | 0.21 | NS | ** | NS |
| Day 7 | 0.00 d | 5.33 a | 0.67 c,d | 1.00 b,c,d | 3.00 a,b,c | 2.00 | 0.00 d | 4.33 a | 4.00 a | 3.33 a,b | 0.00 d | 2.33 | 0.29 | NS | ** | * |
| Day 8 | 0.00 e | 7.00 a | 1.00 d,e | 2.33 c,d,e | 3.67 b,c,d | 2.80 | 0.00 e | 6.33 a,b | 5.33 a,b,c | 1.33 d,e | 0.67 d,e | 2.73 | 0.37 | NS | ** | NS |
| Day 9 | 0.00 e | 7.00 a | 2.00 c,d,e | 1.33 d,e | 3.00 b,c,d | 2.67 | 0.00 e | 4.00 b,c | 4.67 b | 1.33 d,e | 1.67 d,e | 2.33 | 0.24 | NS | ** | * |
| Day 10 | 0.00 d | 6.00 a | 2.00 c | 1.33 c,d | 1.00 c,d | 2.07 | 0.00 d | 4.00 b | 4.67 a,b | 2.00 c | 2.00 c | 2.53 | 0.21 | NS | ** | * |
| Day 11 | 0.00 b | 4.00 a | 1.33 b | 0.00 b | 0.33 b | 1.13 A | 0.00 b | 4.00 a | 4.33 a | 0.00 b | 1.33 b | 1.93 A | 0.23 | NS | ** | NS |
| Day 12 | 0.00 c | 2.33 b | 1.33 b,c | 0.00 c | 0.00 c | 0.73 B | 0.00 c | 2.33 b | 5.00 a | 0.00 c | 1.33 b,c | 1.73 A | 0.19 | * | ** | * |
| Day 13 | 0.00 c | 1.33 b | 0.67 b,c | 0.00 c | 0.00 c | 0.40 B | 0.00 c | 0.67 b,c | 4.00 a | 0.00 c | 1.33 b | 1.20 A | 0.15 | ** | ** | ** |
| Day 14 | 0.00 b | 1.67 a | 0.00 b | 0.00 b | 0.33 a,b | 0.40 B | 0.00 b | 0.67 a,b | 1.67 a | 0.00 b | 1.00 a,b | 0.67 A | 0.18 | NS | * | NS |
B, breed effect; G, group effect; B × G, breed and group interaction; * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, NS (non-significant): p > 0.05. G1-N, negative control group of New Zealand rabbits; G2-N, positive control group of New Zealand rabbits; G3-N, neem leaf extract treatment of New Zealand rabbits; G4-N, pomegranate peel extract treatment of New Zealand rabbits; G5-N, combined treatment of New Zealand rabbits; G1-V, negative control group of V-line rabbits; G2-V, positive control group of V-line rabbits; G3-V, neem leaf extract treatment of V-line rabbits; G4-V, pomegranate peel extract treatment of V-line rabbits; G5-V, combined treatment of V-line rabbits. Means carrying a–e significantly differ among different groups of the same row, while means carrying A,B significantly differ among New Zealand and V-line of the same row.