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. 2009 Jan 31;158(1):1–5. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.01.011

Table 1.

Description of six chicken houses studied.

Chicken house Breeds RDa Layout (unit) Days Tb (°C) RHc (%) WSd (m s−1) Vaccine historye
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
a

RD: raising density;

b

T: temperature;

c

RH: relative humidity;

d

WS: wind speed.

e

DW: drinking water; MI: intramuscular injection.

f

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).

g

Triple vaccine (NDV (La Sota)–Infectious Bronchitis–Egg Drop Syndrome) (oil-based).