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Table 1 Faecal score modified from John et al. (2015). Score from 1 to 3 can be considered from mild to severe diarrhoea

From: Dietary supplementation of new-born foals with free nucleotides positively affects neonatal diarrhoea management

Score

Faecal quality

Severity of diarrhoea

0

Well-formed faeces

No diarrhoea

1

Soft but still formed faeces

Mild diarrhoea

2

Soft/liquid faeces, not formed, without soiling of the hindquarters and/or tail

Moderate diarrhoea

3

Liquid faeces with soiling of the hindquarters and/or tail

Severe diarrhoea