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Table 11 The associations between assumed etiologies and the fecal pH in pigs with post-weaning diarrhea (n = 82)

From: An observational field study of porcine post-weaning diarrhea: clinical and microbiological findings, and fecal pH-measurements as a potential diagnostic tool

 

Coefficient

95% CI

Constant: baseline pH

6.79

6.45

7.13

Not high ETEC

Baseline

High ETEC

− 0.21

− 0.53

0.11

Rotavirus: no/low

Baseline

Rotavirus: high

− 0.06

− 0.32

0.21

S. enterica: no

Baseline

S. enterica: yes

0.17

− 0.35

0.69

Variance: herd

0.17

0.06

0.52

Random error

0.21

0.15

0.29

  1. The estimates are from a mixed linear model, and there is adjusted for fecal consistency (watery versus loose)
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