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Table 5 Body weight, body weight gain, and relative organ weights (percentage of body weight) in 28-day-old groups.

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

346 ± 19a

104 ± 9a

2.23 ± 0.18

0.65 ± 0.06

9.74 ± 0.73

2.81 ± 0.13

1.72 ± 0.32

0.50 ± 0.10

Oral

333 ± 14b

88 ± 8b

2.24 ± 0.13

0.67 ± 0.04

8.84 ± 0.97

2.66 ± 0.27

1.76 ± 0.37

0.53 ± 0.11

Ocular

374 ± 36ab

100 ± 10ab

2.31 ± 0.13

0.62 ± 0.07

9.40 ± 0.77

2.52 ± 0.12

1.93 ± 0.70

0.51 ± 0.17

14

Control

502 ± 36

120 ± 19

2.62 ± 0.27

0.52 ± 0.06

10.11 ± 1.55

2.01 ± 0.20a

2.88 ± 0.85

0.58 ± 0.17

Oral

487 ± 28

131 ± 17

2.44 ± 0.30

0.50 ± 0.07

9.22 ± 1.20

1.90 ± 0.26ab

3.26 ± 0.65

0.67 ± 0.14

Ocular

506 ± 34

128 ± 13

2.40 ± 0.20

0.48 ± 0.05

8.40 ± 0.70

1.66 ± 0.10b

2.75 ± 0.57

0.55 ± 0.14

21

Control

643 ± 99

121 ± 30

2.93 ± 0.41

0.46 ± 0.05

9.94 ± 1.70

1.55 ± 0.18

2.60 ± 0.30

0.41 ± 0.04

Oral

622 ± 70

133 ± 20

2.49 ± 0.12

0.40 ± 0.05

9.65 ± 1.20

1.55 ± 0.09

2.96 ± 0.45

0.48 ± 0.07

Ocular

649 ± 46

132 ± 10

2.70 ± 0.13

0.42 ± 0.02

9.82 ± 0.55

1.52 ± 0.13

2.48 ± 0.25

0.38 ± 0.04

28

Control

813 ± 100

145 ± 36

3.14 ± 0.27

0.39 ± 0.03

11.18 ± 1.55

1.38 ± 0.18

4.21 ± 1.01

0.51 ± 0.07

Oral

811 ± 70

140 ± 20

2.98 ± 0.12

0.37 ± 0.05

11.10 ± 1.20

1.38 ± 0.09

3.99 ± 0.45

0.49 ± 0.07

Ocular

787 ± 62

137 ± 23

3.18 ± 0.49

0.40 ± 0.07

11.22 ± 2.17

1.42 ± 0.24

3.04 ± 1.06

0.39 ± 0.15

  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.