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Table 4 Body weight, body weight gain, and relative organ weights (percentage of body weight) in the 1-day-old groups at 7 and 14 dpi.

From: A pathogenic and recombinant infectious bronchitis virus variant (CK/CH/GX/202109) with multiorgan tropism

Dpi

Groups

Body weight

(g)

Body weight gain (g)

Proventriculus weight

(g)

Proventriculus relative

weight

Gizzard weight

(g)

Gizzard relative weight

Bursa

weight (g)

Bursa relative weight

7

Control

78 ± 3a

37 ± 3a

0.87 ± 0.07a

1.12 ± 0.10

3.40 ± 0.35

4.39 ± 0.49a

0.27 ± 0.04a

0.35 ± 0.05a

Oral

50 ± 9b

8 ± 9b

0.59 ± 0.09b

1.21 ± 0.14

2.97 ± 0.39

6.16 ± 1.35b

0.09 ± 0.04b

0.17 ± 0.07b

Ocular

52 ± 10b

12 ± 11b

0.63 ± 0.11b

1.22 ± 0.18

3.12 ± 0.54

6.09 ± 1.30ab

0.13 ± 0.01ab

0.25 ± 0.04ab

14

Control

135 ± 10a

55 ± 13a

1.04 ± 0.09

0.77 ± 0.08a

4.13 ± 0.29

3.06 ± 0.19a

0.68 ± 0.16a

0.50 ± 0.11a

Oral

84 ± 19b

23 ± 11b

0.92 ± 0.13

1.12 ± 0.18b

4.68 ± 0.72

5.95 ± 2.06b

0.28 ± 0.12b

0.32 ± 0.08b

Ocular

101 ± 16b

41 ± 23ab

0.98 ± 0.16

0.97 ± 0.14b

3.79 ± 0.51

3.77 ± 0.32b

0.42 ± 0.14ab

0.40 ± 0.10ab

  1. Means within a column and a time point with different lowercase superscripts were significantly different (P < 0.05).
  2. Means were calculated based on live birds in each group.