Table 5 Categorized bacterial excretion level of Lawsonia intracellularis, Brachyspira pilosicoli and Escherichia coli F18 and cut-off values
Variable | Level | Cut-off valuesa | Number of samples (diarreic:non-diarrheic) |
|---|---|---|---|
Lawsonia intracellularis (Weaner samples) | Negative Low Medium High | 0 (0;5.0) (5.1;6.6) (6.7;7.7)b | 8 (4:4) 11 (1:10) 15 (8:7) 13 (8:5) |
Lawsonia intracellularis (Finisher samples) | Negative Low Medium High | 0 (0;5.0) (5.1;6.6) (6.7;7.8)b | 9 (3:6) 19 (8:11) 13 (8:5) 18 (7:11) |
Brachyspira pilosicoli (Weaner samples) | Negative Low Medium High | 0 (0;4.9) (5.0;5.8) (5.9;6.5)b | 29 (12:17) 5 (1:4) 7 (3:4) 6 (1:6) |
Brachyspira pilosicoli (Finisher samples) | Negative Low Medium High | 0 (0;4.9) (5.0;5.8) (5.9;6.7)b | 29 (15:14) 11 (6:6) 10 (2:8) 9 (4:5) |
E. coli F18 (all samples) | Negative Low Medium High | 0 (0;5.3) (5.4;5.9) (6.0;7.8)b | 84 (33:51) 7 (2:5) 7 (5:2) 8 (7:1) |