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Table 1 Experimental timeline showing time of infection, bark extract drenching, weighing, and faecal sampling and scoring

From: Administration of spruce bark (Picea abies) extracts in young lambs exhibits anticoccidial effects but reduces milk intake and body weight gain

Project day

Eimeria oocyst infection

Bark extract drenching

Weighing

Faecal sampling

Faecal scoring

0

IB, IC

IB

All

All

All

1

IB, IC

IB

   

2

IB, IC

IB

   

3

 

IB

   

4

 

IB

   

5

 

IB

   

6

 

IB

   

7

 

IB

IB, IC

  

8

 

IB

   

9

 

IB

SC

All

All

10

 

IB

  

IB, IC

11

 

IB

  

IB, IC

12

   

All

IB, IC

13

     

14

   

All

IB, IC

15

   

IB, IC

IB, IC

16

   

IB, IC

IB, IC

17

   

IB, IC

IB, IC

18

   

IB, IC

IB, IC

19

   

IB, IC

IB, IC

20

   

All

All

21

  

All

  

22

  

Slaughter

All

All

  1. IB infected lambs treated with bark extracts, IC infected, untreated control animals, SC sham-infected, untreated control animals