Table 1.
Group number, treatment, and challenge.
| Group no. | Treatment/age | Time of challenge (day) |
|---|---|---|
| G1a | Negative control received a basal diet (for the 1st experiment) | – |
| G1b | Negative control received a basal diet (for the 2nd experiment) | – |
| G2 | Positive control group | 8th |
| G3 | Positive control group | 16th |
| G4 | Probiotic administration on the 1st day | 8th |
| G5 | Probiotic product administration on the 1st day | 8th |
| G6 | Probiotic product + probiotic administration on the 1st day | 8th |
| G7 | Mixed vaccine (0.2 ml/SC) on the 1st day | 8th |
| G8 | Mixed vaccine (0.5 ml/ SC) on the 8th day | 16th |
| G9 | Probiotic + mixed vaccine (0.2 ml/SC) on the 1st day | 8th |
| G10 | Probiotic + mixed vaccine (0.5 ml/SC) on the 8th day | 16th |
| G11 | Probiotic product + mixed vaccine (0.2 ml/SC) on the 1st day | 8th |
| G12 | Probiotic product + mixed vaccine (0.5 ml/SC) on the 8th day | 16th |
| G13 | Probiotic + probiotic product + mixed vaccine (0.2 ml/SC) on the 1st day | 8th |
| G14 | Probiotic + probiotic product + mixed vaccine (0.5 ml/SC) on the 8th day | 16th |