Table 5.
NE lesion scores (Mean ± SD) in chicks challenged with C. perfringens strains with and without predisposing factors.
| Groups | Chicks (No) | Lesion Score (No of Chicks) | Mean ± Standard Deviation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0+ | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ | 6+ | |||
| G1(F-E-ACP+) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 ± 1.08 |
| G2(F-E-GCP+) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 ± 1.10 |
| G3(F-E+CP-) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 ± 0.85 |
| G4(F-E+ACP+) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 ± 1.23 |
| G5(F-E+GCP+) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 ± 1.08 |
| G6(F-E-CP-) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
| G7(F+E-ACP+) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 ± 1.15 |
| G8(F+E-GCP+) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 ± 1.15 |
| G9(F+E+CP-) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 ± 0.97 |
| G10(F+E+ACP+) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 ± 1.15 |
| G11(F+E+GCP+) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 ± 1.22 |
| G12(F+E-CP-) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
Note: F: Fish meal; E: Eimeria necatrix strain; ACP: C. perfringens type A strain; GCP: C. perfringens type G; CP: C. perfringens; “-”: not added; “+”: added.