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. 2022 Oct 21;17(10):e0276638. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276638

Table 2. Number of calves enrolled by breed and treatment group, TSP measurements, GI disease treatment, and mortality levels.

  FMT Control Calves not enrolled, but eligible to be enrolled
Number of enrolled calves 112 115 158
Holstein calves enrolled 48 (43%) 51 (44%) 117 (74%)
Jersey calves enrolled 46 (41%) 47 (41%) 13 (8%)
Jersey-cross calves enrolled 18 (16%) 17 (15%) 28 (18%)
Median TSP (g/dL) and IQR 6.5 ±0.8 6.3 ±0.8 6.1 ±0.8
Number of calves treated for systemic GI disease 29 (26%) 7 (6%) 66 (42%)
Number of calves treated for respiratory disease 3 (3%) 2 (2%) 4 (3%)
Number of calves treated for other problems 3 (3%) 3 (3%) 1 (1%)
Number of calves that died due to systemic GI disease 12 (11%) 1 (1%) 4 (3%)
Number of calves that died due to systemic GI and respiratory disease 3 (3%) 0 1 (1%)
Number of calves that died due to respiratory disease 2 (2%) 0 0
Number of calves that died due to other reasons 2 (2%) 0 0
Total number of calves that died 19 (17%) 1 (1%) 5 (3%)

TSP = total serum protein.

IQR = interquartile range.