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Table 4 Vaccination schedules, clinical signs and gross lesions of vaccinated chickens after challenge with QX-like IBV strain SD.

From: Pathogenic characteristics of a QX-like infectious bronchitis virus strain SD in chickens exposed at different ages and protective efficacy of combining live homologous and heterologous vaccination

Groups

Vaccination regime

Clinical signs

Gross lesions

Prime1st day

Booster 21th day

Dead

Lethargic and reluctant

Respiratory symptoms

Renal enlargement/urate

Tracheal exudate/hemorrhage

A

Ma5

/a

1/9

2/9b

5/9

2/9

0/9

B

LDT3-A

/

0/10

2/10

1/10

0/10

0/10

C

QX

/

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

D

Ma5

H120

0/10

0/10

8/10

0/10

2/10

E

LDT3-A

H120

0/10

0/10

4/10

1/10

2/10

F

QX

H120

0/10

0/10

0/10

2/10

1/10

G

QX

QX

0/10

0/10

2/10

1/10

2/10

H

No vaccine challenge (day 21)

4/10

7/10

4/10

4/10

2/10

I

No vaccine challenge (day 35)

0/10

0/10

9/10

0/10

5/10

J

No vaccine No challenge

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

  1. aNot performed.
  2. bOne bird died before challenge.