TABLE 1.
Characteristics of control ducks
Duck | Sex | Mode of infection | Initial serum virus level (109 vge/ml) | Mean cccDNA copy no./diploid genome (± SD) | ASTa (IU/liter) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Female | In ovo | 1.0 | 27.0 (± 8.5) | 24 |
48 | Male | In ovo | 1.0 | 28.0 (± 7.3) | 22 |
77 | Female | Congenital | 4.5 | 23.2 (± 6.8) | 22 |
Serum AST activity level on day 152.