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Table 1 Design of the animal experiment

From: Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) fiber-based vaccine against inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) provides type-specific protection guided by humoral immunity and regulation of B and T cell response

Group

Designation

Vaccination

Challenge strain (serotype)

I

Vaccination-only

Fib-8a

–

II

Vaccine/homologous challenge

Fib-8a

11–16629 (FAdV-8a)

III

Vaccine/heterologous challenge

Fib-8a

13–18153 (FAdV-8b)

IV

Challenge control FAdV-8a

Adjuvant only

11–16629 (FAdV-8a)

V

Challenge control FAdV-8b

Adjuvant only

13–18153 (FAdV-8b)

VI

Negative control

–a

–

  1. a Not applicable.
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Veterinary Research

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