marginally significantP ≤ 0.10
Differences between treatments were considered significant at P ≤ 0.05 and marginally significant at 0.05 < P ≤ 0.10.
Differences between treatments were considered significant at P ≤ 0.05 and marginally significant at 0.05 < P ≤ 0.10.
In experiment 3, there was a highly significant, positive correlation between ADG and Ct values for oral fluids collected 1-wk post-placement into the nursery and, also a significant, positive correlation between ADFI and Ct values for oral fluids collected 1-wk post-placement.