MacConkey

Blood agar

Lactase +

Lactase −

Beta hemolysis

Alpha hemolysis

Gamma hemolysis

d0 Crop/cloaca swab

H1¹

60/72 (83%)^a

4/72 (6%)

16/72 (22%)^a

51/72 (71%)^a

43/72 (60%)

H2

21/72 (29%)^b

1/72 (1%)

5/72 (7%)^b

23/72 (32%)^b

45/72 (63%)

SEM

27%

2%

8%

19%

1%

p-Value

<0.001

0.194

0.008

<0.001

0.695

d0 Lung/air sac swab

H1

53/72 (74%)^a

3/72 (4%)

3/72 (4%)

19/72 (26%)^a

59/72 (82%)^a

H2

7/72 (10%)^b

0/72 (0%)

0/72 (0%)

6/72 (8%)^b

18/72 (25%)^b

SEM

32%

2%

2%

9%

28%

p-Value

<0.001

0.977

0.977

0.003

<0.001

d7 Lung/air sac swab

H1

24/72 (34%)

2/71 (3%)

3/71 (4%)

37/71 (52%)^b

44/71 (62%)

H2

18/71 (25%)

5/71 (7%)

0/71 (0%)

47/71 (66%)^a

42/71 (59%)

SEM

4%

2%

2%

7%

1%

p-Value

0.471

0.258

0.977

0.048

0.664

d7 Mid-ileum

H1

64/70 (93%)

19/71 (27%)

12/71 (17%)

62/71 (87%)

38/71 (54%)

H2

60/67 (90%)

26/67 (39%)

10/71 (14%)

66/71 (93%)

42/71 (59%)

SEM

2%

6%

1%

3%

3%

p-Value

0.751

0.052

0.658

0.158

0.175

d7 Ceca

H1

71/72 (100%)

34/71 (48%)

21/71 (30%)

71/71 (100%)

13/71 (18%)

H2

71/71 (100%)

31/71 (44%)

28/71 (39%)

71/71 (100%)

15/71 (21%)

SEM

0%

2%

5%

0%

1%

p-Value

0.979

0.567

0.192

1.000

0.297