Parameter | Experimental Groups | Â | Â | Â |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | NCG (# = 5) | PCG (# = 20) | VG (# = 20) | P-value |
RDS | ||||
 D1–53 | 0 ± 0 a | 0.68 ± 0.41b | 0.32 ± 0.86 c | <0.001 |
 D1–23 | 0 ± 0 a | 0 ± 0 a | 0.017 ± 0.060 a | 0.983 |
 D24–53 | 0 ± 0 a | 1.20 ± 0.83 b | 0.55 ± 0.42 c | <0.001 |
Weight ± SD | ||||
 D0 | 7.04 ± 1.22a | 6.97 ± 0.84 a | 7.04 ± 1.02 a | 0.966 |
 D24 | 15.25 ± 3.96 a | 16.39 ± 2.16 a | 15.61 ± 2.96 a | 0.581 |
 D53 | 36.51 ± 8.63 a | 34.63 ± 6.63 a | 34.27 ± 5.35 a | 0.808 |
ADG (g/pig/d) | ||||
 D0–24 | 357 ± 123 a | 393 ± 62.8 a | 357 ± 92.0 a | 0.372 |
 D24–53 | 733 ± 194 a | 629 ± 199 a | 643 ± 102 a | 0.504 |
 D0–53 | 563 ± 144 a | 522 ± 121 a | 514 ± 87.0 a | 0.714 |
MLL, histopathology and air analysis D53 | ||||
 MLL | 0 ± 0 a | 7.56 ± 4.73 b | 0.68 ± 0.73 a | <0.001 |
 Histopathology | 1.31 ± 0.18 a | 3.32 ± 0.85 b | 1.92 ± 0.47 c | <0.001 |
 Percentage of air (%) | 47.72 ± 7.29 a | 34.49 ± 8.22 b | 45.23 ± 5.99 a | <0.001 |
log copies of M. hyopneumoniae DNA/ml BALF (qPCR) ± SD | ||||
 D39 | 0.36 ± 0.64 a | 1.81 ± 1.32 a | 1.23 ± 1.61 a | 0.062 |
 D53 | 0.40 ± 0.43 a | 3.99 ± 1.20 b | 1.78 ± 1.36 a | <0.001 |
Percentage of M. hyopneumoniae qPCR positive samples in BALF (#positive samples/total number of samples) | ||||
 D39 | (0/4) 0a | (14/20) 70b | (7/20) 35c | <0.01 |
 D53 | (0/4) 0a | (19/20) 95b | (12/20) 60c | <0.001 |
M. hyopneumoniae specific AB expressed in OD-values ± SD in serum | ||||
 D1 | 1.51 ± 0.037 a | 1.48 ± 0.058 a | 1.48 ± 0.16 a | 0.578 |
 D24 | 0.91 ± 0.044 a | 0.95 ± 0.069 a | 0.50 ± 0.17 b | <0.001 |
 D53 | 0.90 ± 0.10 a | 0.23 ± 0.11 a | 0.087 ± 0.041 b | <0.001 |
Percentage of ELISA M. hyopneumoniae positive samples in serum | ||||
 D1 | (0/5) 0a | (0/20) 0a | (0/20) 0a | 1.000 |
 D24 | (0/4) 0a | (0/20) 0a | (15/20) 75b | <0.001 |
 D53 | (0/4) 0a | (20/20) 100b | (20/20)100b | <0.001 |