Table 1 Comparison of groups: Oocyst excretion (autofluorescence, McMaster, oocysts per gram of faeces), diarrhoea (faecal scores 3 and 4) and body weight gain
Forceris® | Baycox® | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of piglets | 13 | 13 | 11 |
No. of sampling days | 179 | 180 | 154 |
Oocyst excretion | |||
No. of piglets positive in AF/MM (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 11 (100) |
Mean excretion days/piglet AF (min-max) | 0 | 0 | 7.1 (3–12) |
Mean excretion days/piglet MM (min-max) | 0 | 0 | 6.1 (2–11) |
No. of excretion days AF (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 79 (51.3) |
No. of excretion days MM (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 67 (43.5) |
Mean area under the curve for OpG | 0 | 0 | 17,162 |
Faecal consistency | |||
No. of piglets with diarrhoea (%) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0) | 11 (100) |
Mean diarrhoea days/piglet (min-max) | 0.4 (0–5) | 0 | 3.6 (1–6) |
No. of diarrhoea days (%) | 5 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 40 (26.0) |
Mean area under the curve for FS | 16.0 | 14.4 | 26.7 |
Body weight development | |||
Mean BWG (g) 1st-29th dol (%) | 5701.7a (501.8) | 5484.6 (497.1) | 4894.5 (439.8) |
Mean daily BWG (g) 1st-29th dol | 203.6 | 195.9 | 174.8 |
Mean daily BWG (g) 8th-15th dol | 212.3 | 206.7 | 63.9 |