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

Table 2 Mean values of normalized weight of eggs laid from ticks engorged on vaccinated animals.

Mean weight (in mg) of eggs laid by individual ticks [confidence interval 95%]
Week	Immunizations at 0, 4, 7	Immunizations at 0, 4	Immunizations at 0, 7
0 4	525 [385-613]^a 438 [375-498]^a	512 [477-585]^a 388 [275-683]^a	548 [512-604]^a 426 [345-501]^a
7	456 [413-503]^a	493 [432-556]^a	475 [415-542]^a
10	421 [385-443]^a	435 [384-485]^a	463 [448-509]^a
16	480 [464-509]^a	489 [371-576]^a	498 [472-523]^a
20	448 [401-470]^a	442 [374-459]^a	449 [395-512]^a
27	425 [372-475]^a	415 [375-491]^a	440 [396-479]^a

Identical letters within the same row indicate that no statistically significant differences were found when the three schemes were compared. A Friedman test was used for comparison.

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