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Table 1 Summary of trial results

From: Maternal immunization with vaccines containing recombinant NetB toxin partially protects progeny chickens from necrotic enteritis

Trial

Group

Birds with NE

Average lesion score ± SEMa

Reduction in number of birds with NE (%)

Reduction in group average lesion score (%)

1

Adjuvant

22/25

2.6 ± 0.3

-

 
 

NetB(S254L)

23/25

2.1 ± 0.2

-4.5

19

 

Toxoid

16/25

1.8 ± 0.3

27

31

 

Toxoid + NetB(S254L)

11/25

1.2 ± 0.3**

50

54

2

Adjuvant

21/25

3.0 ± 0.3

-

 
 

NetB(S254L)

10/25

1.0 ± 0.3***

52

67

 

Toxoid

14/25

1.6 ± 0.3*

33

47

 

Toxoid + NetB(S254L)

8/25

0.8 ± 0.3***

62

73

  1. aTreatment groups were compared to adjuvant control group using Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA with Dunns post test *denotes p < 0.05; **denotes p < 0.01; ***denotes p < 0.001.