Table 4.
Vaccination schedules, clinical signs and gross lesions of vaccinated chickens after challenge with QX-like IBV strain SD.
| Groups | Vaccination regime | Clinical signs | Gross lesions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime1st day | Booster 21th day | Dead | Lethargic and reluctant | Respiratory symptoms | Renal enlargement/urate | Tracheal exudate/hemorrhage | |
| A | Ma5 | /a | 1/9 | 2/9b | 5/9 | 2/9 | 0/9 |
| B | LDT3-A | / | 0/10 | 2/10 | 1/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| C | QX | / | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| D | Ma5 | H120 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 8/10 | 0/10 | 2/10 |
| E | LDT3-A | H120 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 4/10 | 1/10 | 2/10 |
| F | QX | H120 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 2/10 | 1/10 |
| G | QX | QX | 0/10 | 0/10 | 2/10 | 1/10 | 2/10 |
| H | No vaccine challenge (day 21) | 4/10 | 7/10 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 2/10 | |
| I | No vaccine challenge (day 35) | 0/10 | 0/10 | 9/10 | 0/10 | 5/10 | |
| J | No vaccine No challenge | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | |
aNot performed.
bOne bird died before challenge.