Table 3 Number of animals showing each lesion type (according to the classification based on histological appearance) produced in the mammary glands of the rabbit does from all the experimental groups at the end of experimental infection (day 7 post-infection)
| Â | Microscopic lesions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|  | ST121 (n = 9) | ST96 (n = 9) | Control (n = 6) |
Compact-capsule multifocal abscesses | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Compact-capsule unifocal abscesses | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Suppurative mastitis (lobular pattern) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Cellulitis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mixed | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No lesions | 1 | 5 | 6 |