Two initial vaccinations with the Bm86-based Gavacplus vaccine against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplusinduce similar reproductive suppression to three initial vaccinations under production conditions

Table 1 Average weight of engorging female ticks detached from immunized cattle.

Average weight (in mg) of engorging females [95% confidence interval]
Week	Immunizations at 0, 4, 7	Immunizations at 0, 4	Immunizations at 0, 7
0	202 [183-220]^a	215 [197-229]^a	189 [167-201]^a
4	178 [127-224]^a	186 [125 -285]^a	146 [121-152]^a
7	169 [141-192]^a	170 [157-196]^a	150 [138-166]^a
10	161 [152-173]^a	175 [163-192]^a	179 [161-194]^a
16	174 [170-191]^a	176 [136-202]^a	187 [168-201]^a
20	171 [156-187]^a	181 [171-188]^a	175 [160-192]^a
27	129 [117-141]^a	145 [141-157]^a	138 [126-144]^a

Identical letters within the same row indicate that no statistically significant differences were found when the three schemes were compared. A Friedman's test was employed.

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