Table 2 Lactobacilli in faeces (cfu/g) of the foals from days 1 to 58 of life in placebo, low dosage (LD), and high dosage (HD) groups and for all foals, data expressed as numbers, median, 25 and 75% quartile, time p = 0.002, treatment p = 0.522
Group | Measure | Day of foal’s life | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 58 | ||
Placebo | 25% quartile | 2.8 × 104 | 2.7 × 106 | 3.2 × 106 | 2.1 × 106 | 2.9 × 105 | 5.0 × 105 | 4.3 × 105 | 4.1 × 104 |
Median | 3.4 × 104 | 1.7 × 107 | 2.5 × 107 | 2.0 × 107 | 1.4 × 106 | 1.0 × 106 | 1.9 × 106 | 2.2 × 105 | |
75% quartile | 4.0 × 105 | 8.3 × 107 | 4.0 × 107 | 3.0 × 107 | 5.0 × 106 | 2.5 × 106 | 2.6 × 106 | 3.3 × 105 | |
LD | 25% quartile | 1.9 × 104 | n.d. | 8.2 × 106 | 3.6 × 106 | 2.5 × 105 | 2.8 × 105 | 3.4 × 105 | 2.7 × 105 |
Median | 4.0 × 105 | n.d. | 4.5 × 107 | 5.5 × 106 | 5.4 × 105 | 3.9 × 105 | 4.0 × 105 | 6.0 × 105 | |
75% quartile | 2.0 × 106 | n.d. | 6.7 × 107 | 1.9 × 107 | 2.9 × 106 | 4.2 × 105 | 5.4 × 105 | 9.7 × 105 | |
HD | 25% quartile | 7.0 × 103 | 2.3 × 106 | 4.7 × 106 | 4.2 × 106 | 2.7 × 105 | 3.1 × 105 | 1.4 × 105 | 1.5 × 105 |
Median | 2.5 × 104 | 3.7 × 106 | 2.1 × 107 | 1.5 × 107 | 1.6 × 106 | 2.7 × 106 | 4.3 × 105 | 4.9 × 105 | |
75% quartile | 2.3 × 106 | 3.8 × 107 | 4.6 × 107 | 4.6 × 107 | 1.3 × 107 | 7.1 × 106 | 7.3 × 105 | 4.4 × 106 | |
Total | 25% quartile | 1.6 × 104 | 2.3 × 106 | 3.5 × 106 | 3.2 × 106 | 1.9 × 105 | 2.5 × 105 | 2.7 × 105 | 1.9 × 105 |
Median | 3.4 × 104 | 3.7 × 106 | 2.3 × 107 | 1.7 × 106 | 1.3 × 106 | 6.0 × 105 | 5.0 × 105 | 3.2 × 105 | |
75% quartile | 2.2 × 106 | 4.5 × 107 | 5.0 × 107 | 2.8 × 107 | 5.0 × 106 | 2.9 × 106 | 1.2 × 106 | 1.0 × 106 | |