TABLE 2.
Performance parameters, clinical scores and mortality rate of different groups.
Groups | Body weight (g) | FCR | Clinical signs score | Mortality | ||||
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Day 25 | Day 37 | Days post‐challenge | ||||||
3rd | 6th | 9th | 12th | |||||
NC | 1100 ± 45a | 2240 ± 111a | 1.98 | 1 ± 0a | 1 ± 0a | 1 ± 0a | 1 ± 0a | 0/15a |
PC | 1094 ± 34a | 2111 ± 118a | 2.18 | 2.7 ± 0.67b | 3.2 ± 0.42b | 2.8 ± 0.79b | 2 ± 0.67a | 3/15b |
AB | 1100 ± 45a | 2181 ± 115a | 2.15 | 2.7 ± 0.67b | 3.2 ± 0.42b | 2.8 ± 0.79b | 2.1 ± 0.74a | 2/15b |
Note: Data for parameters other than FCR and mortality rate are presented as mean ± SD. Different superscript letters show significant difference in a column (p < 0.05). NC: negative control (no treatment); PC: (positive control) birds that challenged with H9N2 and infectious bronchitis viruses; AB: challenged birds that received enrofloxacin in drinking water after appearance of symptoms for 5 consecutive days.