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Table 1 McMaster countable oocyst excretion, autofluorescence detectable oocyst excretion and diarrhoea values per group

From: Comparison of an injectable toltrazuril-gleptoferron (Forceris®) and an oral toltrazuril (Baycox®) + injectable iron dextran for the control of experimentally induced piglet cystoisosporosis

 

Forceris®

Baycox®

Control

 No. of piglets

13

12

10

 No. of samples over all sampling days

181

168

140

McMaster countable oocyst excretion

 No. (%) positive piglets

0 (0)

2 (16.7)

9 (90.0)

 No. (%) excretion days

0 (0)

3 (1.8)

21 (15.0)

Autofluorescence detectable oocyst excretion

 No. (%) positive piglets

0 (0)

3 (25.0)

10 (100)

 No. (%) excretion days

0 (0)

4 (2.4)

31 (22.1)

Diarrhoea

 No. (%) positive piglets

2 (15.4)

4 (33.3)

10 (100)

 No. (%) diarrhoea days

3 (1.7)

6 (3.6)

50 (35.7)

Liquid diarrhoea - faecal score (FS) 4

 No. (%) FS 4 piglets

1 (7.7)

1 (8.3)

7 (70.0)

 No. (%) FS 4 days

1 (0.6)

3 (1.8)

22 (15.7)