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Table 3 The percentage of chickens with HI titers above the protective titer (≥ log223) related to the types of vaccine carrier used

From: Serological response and protection level evaluation in chickens exposed to grains coated with I2 Newcastle disease virus for effective oral vaccination of village chickens

 

Number of chickens (%) with HI log2) ≥ 3.0 of all chicks (N = 15)

Vaccine carrier type

Day 28

Day 49

Day 77¥

Day 105

Day 119

Day 126

Naive

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

no

NDI2 in water

12(80)

15(100)

15(100)

10(66.7)

15(100)

no

Untreated Wheat

7(46.7)

8(53.3)

6 (40)

5(33.3)

10 (71.4)

no

Parboiled Wheat

8(53.3)

11(73)

7(46.7)

5(35.5)

11(78.5)

no

Cracked Wheat

7(46.7)

9(60)

5(33.3)

4(28.5)

9 (60)

no

Untreated Sorghum

1(6.6)

6(40)

4(26.7)

2(13.3)

7(46.7)

no

Parboiled Sorghum

6(40)

8(53.3)

6(40)

5(33.5)

9(60)

no

Cracked Sorghum

2(13.3)

5(33.3)

2(13.3)

0(0.0)

3(20)

no

Untreated Millet

4(26.7)

6(50)

5(41.7)

3(25)

7(58.3)

no

Parboiled Millet

8(53.3)

10(66.7)

7(46.7)

5(30)

11(73.3)

no

Cracked millet

4(26.7)

7(46.7)

5(33.3)

3(30)

8(53.3)

no

Cracked Barely

7(46.7)

9(60)

6(40)

4(26.7)

noa

8(53.3)

Parboiled barely

10(66.7)

12 (75)

8(53.3)

9(60)

no

13(86.7)

Untreated Barely

6(40)

9(60)

5(33.3)

6 (40)

no

8 (53.3)

Cracked Maize

11(73)

13(86.7)

10(66.7)

9(60)

no

15(100)

  1. ano = represented sera not collected. Figures outside the brackets indicated number of chickens in each group having HI titer above cut off value whereas figures in brackets indicated percentages