Different methods of eubiotic feed additive provision affect the health, performance, fermentation, and metabolic status of dairy calves during the preweaning period

Table 2 The effect of different methods of eubiotic feed additive provision on the occurrences of diarrhea by dairy calves

Item	Treatment¹				SEM	P-values
Item	CON	MR	SF	MRS	SEM	P-values
Diarrhea levels
Score 1 (times)	42.7^b	49.9^a	45.2^ab	48.8^a	0.22	0.025
Score 2 (times)	2.80^a	1.80^b	2.50^ab	2.40^ab	0.07	0.012
Score 3 (times)	3.85^a	0.65^b	2.70^ab	0.85^b	0.04	0.024
Score 4 (times)	3.65^a	0.65^b	2.60^ab	0.85^b	0.01	0.016

¹Treatment CON (control: without eubiotic feed additive in their milk replacer or their starter feed: n = 11), MR (eubiotic feed additive added to their milk replacer: n = 11), SF (eubiotic feed additive added to their starter feed: n = 11), MRS (eubiotic feed additive added to their milk replacer and their starter feed: n = 11), ^a–b Means within a column with different superscripts differ (P ≤ 0.05)

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