Induction of mycoplasmal pneumonia in experimentally infected pigs by means of different inoculation routes

Table 1 Experimental design

Group name	No. of animals	Route of inoculation	Inoculum
Group name	No. of animals	Route of inoculation	1^st day of challenge (0 dpi)	2^nd day of challenge (1 dpi)
Control	2	Endotracheal	5 mL PBS	5 mL PBS
	2	Intranasal
	2	Aerosol
ET	8	Endotracheal	5 mL M. hyopneumoniae fresh culture	5 mL M. hyopneumoniae fresh culture
IN	8	Intranasal
AE	8	Aerosol

The inoculation took place in 2 consecutive days (0 and 1 dpi). All pigs were euthanized at 4 weeks after the first inoculation (28 dpi).

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