Effect of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene nonionic block copolymers on performance and recruitment of immune cell subsets in weaned pigs

Table 5 Incidence and severity of diarrhea, and mortality in weaned pigs treated at Day 0 with POE-POP after 5 weeks of the experiment

Treatment^a	No.of diarrheic pigs/total no.of pigs(%)^b	DSS		ADS		No.of dead pigs/total no.of pigs (%)
		Sum of DSS^c	% difference POE-POPvs.Saline	ADS ratio^d	% difference POE-POPvs.Saline
Saline	12/20 (60)	54	/	1.54	/	5/20 (25)
POE-POP	5/20 (25)	5	- 90.74	0.14	- 90.91	0/20 (0)

^aSingle p.o. application of 10 ml of either saline or POE-POP at Day 0; groups comprised 20 pigs each.
^bDuring 35 days of the experiment.^cDSS: 0 = normal feces, 1 = soft feces, 2 = fluid feces or 3 = projectile diarrhea as summarized during 35 days of the experiment. ^dSum of DSS/35 days.

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