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. 1999 Mar;37(3):620–627. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.620-627.1999

TABLE 2.

Summary of average clinical respiratory disease scores of pigs by group after inoculation with PRRSV, M. hyopneumoniae, or both

Group Scorea at:
Day 1–3b (n = 20) Day 4–10 (n = 14) Day 11–14 (n = 8)
A 0.8 ± 0.4 B 2.4 ± 0.7 A 4.1 ± 0.5 A
B 1.6 ± 0.4 A 2.4 ± 0.5 A 3.7 ± 0.6 A
C 2.2 ± 0.8 A 2.6 ± 0.5 A 2.9 ± 0.6 B
D 0 D 0 C 0 C
E 0 D 0 C 0 C
F 0.6 ± 0.3 C 1.9 ± 0.4 B 2.1 ± 1.4 B
G 0 D 0 C 0 C
a

Scores: 0, normal; 1, mild dyspnea and/or tachypnea when stressed; 2, mild dyspnea and/or tachypnea when at rest; 3, moderate dyspnea and/or tachypnea when stressed; 4, moderate dyspnea and/or tachypnea when at rest; 5, severe dyspnea and/or tachypnea when stressed; 6, severe dyspnea and/or tachypnea when at rest. Within each column, values followed by different letters (A, B, C, or D) are significantly different from each other (P < 0.001). 

b

Pigs were 6 weeks old at day 0.