Table 1.
Wilcoxon rank test of virus excretion comparing inoculated versus contact and Experiment 1 (Exp1) versus Experiment 2 (Exp2).
| Comparisons | Datasets | Exp 1 | Exp 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inoculated vs. Contact | High HIT Group | W = 8, p-value = 0.35 | W = 0, p-value = 0.050 |
| Low HIT Group | W = 16, p-value = 0.75 | W = 10, p-value = 0.56 | |
| Control Group | W = 1, p-value = 0.0065# | W = 19, p-value = 0.17 | |
| Exp1 vs. Exp2a | High HIT Group | W = 58, p-value = 0.0024# | |
| Low HIT Group | W = 95, p-value = 0.00029# | ||
| Control Group | W = 96, p-value = 0.018# | ||
a
Sum of virus shedding of inoculated and contact chickens. # P-value <0.05 indicated significant difference.