Table 1. Experimental design with vaccination and challenge.
Group | No. of pigs | Vaccine | Vaccination (3 wk of age) | Challenge (7 wk of age) |
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G1 (PCV2b+MHP) | 4 | Myco-X | 2.0 mL, intramuscularly | PCV2d |
G2 (PCV2d+MHP) | 4 | Myco-XD | 0.5 mL, intradermally | PCV2d |
2dC | 4 | PBS | 2.0 mL, intramuscularly | PCV2d |
NC | 4 | PBS | 2.0 mL, intramuscularly | ND |
PCV2b, porcine circovirus type 2b; MHP, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; PCV2d, porcine circovirus type 2d; G1, Myco-X PCV2d challenge (Myco-X-vaccinated); G2, Myco-XD PCV2d challenge (Myco-XD-vaccinated); 2dC, PCV2d challenge control (unvaccinated challenged); NC, negative control (unvaccinated unchallenged); PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; ND, not done.