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Table 3 L. intracellularis shedding characteristics

From: Bacillus pumilus probiotic feed supplementation mitigates Lawsonia intracellularis shedding and lesions

Group

2

4

6

8

10

12

15

AUC

Shedding length

T01-LAW

0 (0)

0.1 ± 0.1A,B,a

0.9 ± 0.3A,B

2.0 ± 0.4A,B

2.8 ± 0.4A

3.4 ± 0.4A,B

4.8 ± 0.3A

11.6A,B

3.6 ± 0.3A,B

T02-LAW

0 (0)

0 (0)A

0.3 ± 0.2A

0.9 ± 0.4A,C

2.2 ± 0.3A

3.1 ± 0.3A,B

4.0 ± 0.3A,B

8.5B,C

2.6 ± 0.3B,C

T03-LAW

0 (0)

0 (0)A

0 (0)A

0.3 ± 0.2C

2.1 ± 0.3A

2.5 ± 0.3A

3.1 ± 0.3B

6.4C

2.0 ± 0.3C

VAC-LAW

0 (0)

0.8 ± 0.2B

2.0 ± 0.4B

2.7 ± 0.4B

2.7 ± 0.4A

4.1 ± 0.3B

4.3 ± 0.3A

14.5A

4.4 ± 0.3A

NEG-CONTROL

0 (0)

0A

0A

0C

0B

0C

0C

0D

0D

POS-CONTROL

5 (0.1 ± 0.1)

0.6 ± 0.2B

1.7 ± 0.3B

2.6 ± 0.3B

2.9 ± 0.3A

3.8 ± 0.3B

3.8 ± 0.2A

14.1A

4.1 ± 0.2A

  1. Log group mean L. intracellularis genomic copies ± SEM in fecal swabs at different days post-infection (dpi), area under the curve (AUC) and shedding length in weeks.
  2. aDifferent superscripts (A,B,C,D) indicate a significant different weight gain (P < 0.05) among groups during a time period.