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Table 1 Definition of abscess scores assigned to animals upon necropsy

From: Interactions between time on diet, antibiotic treatment, and liver abscess development on the fecal microbiome of beef cattle

Diagnosis

Definition

Normal

No abscesses present

Abscess

A-

1 to 2 small abscesses (≤ 1 inch in diameter) present

A

3 to 4 small abscesses (≤ 1 inch in diameter) present

A + 

1 or more large abscesses (> 1 inch in diameter) present

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Animal Microbiome

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