TABLE 1.
Group | No. of birds | Treatment (CCU/0.03 ml)a | Challenge (106.5 CCU/ml)a | Mean tracheal mucosal thickness ± SD (μm)b |
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Vaccinated and challenged | 20 | ts-304 (106.0) | Ap3AS | 88.5 ± 27.8a | 64.9 ± 29.8a | 58.0 ± 27.3a |
Challenged only | 20 | Merial diluent only | Ap3AS | 212.9 ± 88.8b | 177.6 ± 99.6b | 181.0 ± 93.0b |
CCU, color changing units.
Values marked with the same lowercase superscript letter were not significantly different (P > 0.05).