TABLE 2.
Summary of average clinical respiratory disease scores of pigs by group after inoculation with PRRSV, M. hyopneumoniae, or both
Group | Scorea at:
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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 |
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).
Pigs were 6 weeks old at day 0.