Table 4.
Mean gross lesion score in various organs of chickens of different experimental groups.
Organs | Groups | Days postinfection |
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0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | ||
Heart | A2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 3.20 ± 0.20a | 3.20 ± 0.37a | 1.20 ± 0.37a | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
B2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 3.00 ± 0.32a | 2.80 ± 0.37a | 0.40 ± 0.24a | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
Liver | A2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 3.40 ± 0.24a | 3.20 ± 0.37a | 0.60 ± 0.24a | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
B2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 2.60 ± 0.51a | 2.40 ± 0.24a | 0.40 ± 0.24a | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
Lungs | A2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 2.40 ± 0.24a | 2.40 ± 0.51a | 0.60 ± 0.24a | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
B2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 2.20 ± 0.37a | 1.80 ± 0.37a | 0.40 ± 0.24a | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
Spleen | A2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 2.40 ± 0.24a | 2.00 ± 0.32a | 0.80 ± 0.37a | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
B2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 1.60 ± 0.40a | 1.40 ± 0.24a | 0.20 ± 0.20a | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
Bursa | A2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 2.20 ± 0.20b | 2.20 ± 0.37b | 0.40 ± 0.24a | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
B2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.32a | 1.20 ± 0.20a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
Intestine | A2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.32a | 1.00 ± 0.32a | 0.20 ± 0.20a | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
B2 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.20 ± 0.20a | 0.40 ± 0.24a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
a,bMeans with unlike superscript in the column differ significantly (P < 0.05).