Immune route | Group | Coefficient of growth (14–28 days of age) | Coefficient of growth (28–35 days of age) | Oocyst burden in caecal contents | Oocyst reduction (%) | |||
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Value (%) | p value | Value (%) | p value | Value (× 106, OPG) | p value | |||
Intramuscular | NSLC-PLGA | 140.515 ± 19.453 | 0.4876 | 36.483 ± 14.973 | 0.0036 | 0.905 ± 0.336 | <0.0001 | 75.614 |
Blank | 130.595 ± 39.764 | – | 18.510 ± 8.074 | – | 3.710 ± 0.930 | – | – | |
Intraoral | NSLC-PLGA | 129.593 ± 14.330 | 0.2116 | 30.756 ± 21.551 | 0.1458 | 2.198 ± 0.417 | <0.0001 | 46.871 |
Blank | 116.634 ± 28.205 | – | 19.535 ± 8.958 | – | 4.137 ± 0.899 | – | – | |
Intramucosal | NSLC-PLGA | 122.197 ± 43.538 | 0.6250 | 37.386 ± 8.511 | 0.0003 | 1.326 ± 0.360 | <0.0001 | 65.520 |
Blank | 111.758 ± 50.104 | – | 21.388 ± 7.488 | – | 3.847 ± 0.760 | – | – |