Low concentration of serum immunoglobulin G is associated with pre-weaning diarrhea in young mink kits (Neovison vison)

Table 2 Blood and milk samples collected at different ages of the mink kits

Farm	Kit age (days)	No. maternal blood samples	No. milk samples	No. kit blood samples
Control	1	50	–	50
Case	1	50	–	50
Control	3/5/7	10	10	4^a
Case	3/5/7	10	10	4^a
Control	15	50	10	100
Case	13–15	10/40^b	10	99^c

^aBlood from two mink kits from two litters were collected
^bSampling of group 4 (n = 10 litters) and their offspring ended on day 13, while the rest of the litters (n = 40) were sampled until day 15 (on the case farm)
^cOne litter had blood collected from only one kit

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