Table 5 Detection rate (> 10 3 cfu/g,%) of Clostridium perfringens in faeces 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 in %, treatment p > 0.05
Group | Day of foal’s life | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 58 | |
Placebo | 50.0% | 100% | 42.9% | 25.0% | 12.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
LD | 71.4% | n.d. | 71.4% | 71.4% | 28.6% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 28.6% |
HD | 60.0% | 66.7% | 90.0% | 60.0% | 10.0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Total | 61.1% | 80.0% | 70.8% | 52.0% | 16.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% |