Table 1.
Description of six chicken houses studied.
| Chicken house | Breeds | RDa | Layout (unit) | Days | Tb (°C) | RHc (%) | WSd (m s−1) | Vaccine historye |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route | Days | Vaccine | ||||||||
| A | Broiler | 11 | Cage | 33 | 25–26 | 41–42 | 0–1.5 | Intraocular | 28 | La sota |
| B | Broiler | 25 | Floor | 25 | 26–27 | 47–48 | 0 | DW/MIe | 20 | TVf |
| C | Layer | 8.6 | Cage | 240 | 23–24 | 43–45 | 0 | DW | 230 | La Sota |
| D | Layer | 10.8 | Cage | 162 | 24–25 | 71–72 | 0 | DW | 160 | La Sota |
| E | Breeder | 8.3 | Cage | 269 | 23–26 | 48–52 | 0–2 | MI | 250 | TVg |
RD: raising density;
T: temperature;
RH: relative humidity;
WS: wind speed.
DW: drinking water; MI: intramuscular injection.
Chickens were vaccinated at 20 days of age using triple vaccine (NDV (La Sota)–Infectious Bronchitis–Infections Bursal Disease) through drinking water (freeze-drying) and intramuscular injection (oil-based).
Triple vaccine (NDV (La Sota)–Infectious Bronchitis–Egg Drop Syndrome) (oil-based).