Vertical transmission of avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) from hens infected through artificial insemination with ALV-J infected semen

Table 3 The results of viremia, antibody response, and cloacal swab testing of hens after artificial insemination using the ALV-J positive and negative semen

week	group	viremia	ALV-J antibody response	cloacal swabs
1w	experimental	0/12	0/12	2/12
1w	Control	0/12	0/12	0/12
2w	experimental	0/12	0/12	5/12
2w	Control	0/12	0/12	0/12
3w	experimental	0/12	0/12	6/12
3w	Control	0/12	0/12	0/12
4w	experimental	0/12	0/12	6/12
4w	Control	0/12	0/12	0/12
5w	experimental	0/12	2/12^a	6/12
5w	Control	0/12	0/12	0/12
6w	experimental	0/12	2/12^a	6/12
6w	Control	0/12	0/12	0/12

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