From: Gut microbiota and age shape susceptibility to clostridial enteritis in lorikeets under human care
Lorikeets that had one or more episodes of enteritis between Nov. 2018-Sept. 2019 | Lorikeets that never had enteritis between Nov. 2018-Sept. 2019 | p value | |
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Sex (n, %) | p = 0.06 (all) p = 0.73 (male vs. female only) | ||
Male | 9 (13.4%) | 14 (20.9%) | |
Female | 11 (16.4%) | 14 (20.9%) | |
Unknown | 14 (20.9%) | 5 (7.5%) | |
Age (n, %) | p = 0.02 | ||
0–2 years | 19 (28.3%) | 7 (10.4%) | |
3–5 years | 7 (10.4%) | 16 (23.9%) | |
6–10 years | 6 (9.0%) | 6 (9.0%) | |
> 11 years | 2 (3.0%) | 4 (6.0%) | |
Species (n, %) | p = 0.07 (all) p = 0.01 (rainbow vs. coconut only) | ||
Rainbow | 8 (11.9%) | 17 (25.4%) | |
Coconut | 23 (34.3%) | 13 (19.4%) | |
Marigold | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | |
Lory | 2 (3%) | 3 (4.5%) |