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Table 3 Body weight (BW), Immunocrit value and Salmonella-OD of the tested piglets 24–48 h post natum (p.n.) divided into light-, medium- and heavy-weight piglets, Salmonella-inconspicuous and Salmonella-conspicuous farms

From: Relationships between colostrum supply of suckling piglets and Salmonella prevalence in piglet rearing

  

Body weight [kg]

immunocrit

Salmonella - OD

 

Salmonella-inconspicuous farms

Salmonella-conspicuous farms

Salmonella-inconspicuous farms

Salmonella-conspicuous farms

Salmonella-inconspicuous farms

Salmonella-conspicuous farms

BW category

n-animals/ BW category

88

96

88

96

88

96

Light-weight

1.05 (±0.25)

1.05 (±0.29)

0.100a (±0.04)

0.087b (±0.04)

35.85 (± 38.66)

36.18 (± 39.31)

Medium-weight

1.38 (±0.25)

1.36 (±0.27)

0.107 (±0.03)

0.098 (±0.03)

38.71 (± 40.12)

37.59 (± 37.51)

Heavy-weight

1.69(±0.27)

1.78(±0.31)

0.114 (±0.03)

0.111(±0.03)

43.65 (± 41.88)

41.77 (± 38.55)

  1. a .baverages differ significantly within a row (p < 0.05)