Table 4. Summary scores of histological changes in representative mange infested pigs. a .
Group A | Group B b | Group C | Group D | |||||||||||||
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Week | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Epidermal changes (/45) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig 1 b | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pig 2 b | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pig 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Pig 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Dermal changes (/35) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig 1 b | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pig 2 b | 0 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pig 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Pig 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Interleukin-17 staining intensity c | ||||||||||||||||
Pig 1 b | - | + | ++ | +++ | - | - | ++ | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Pig 2 b | - | + | +++ | ++++ | - | - | ++ | ++ | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pig 3 | + | - | - | + | ||||||||||||
Pig 4 | - | + | + | ++ |
a Individual parameters assessed listed in table 1,
b Pigs 1 & 2 in Group B are referred to as Group B+ in text,
c Assessed qualitatively, - = no staining, ++++ = very strong staining