Table 3 Fecal virus shedding and viremia of all the chickens in the cage-free (Inoculated) and caged (Inoculated) groups
Housing arrangements | Chicken No. | Detection of fecal virus shedding /viremia from different weeks post inoculation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
Cage-free (Inoculated) | 1 | −/− | −/− | −/− | +/+ | −/+ | +/− | +/ | −/− |
2 | −/− | +/+ | +/− | −/+ | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | |
3 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | |
4 | −/− | −/− | −/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/− | +/+ | −/− | |
5 | −/− | +/− | +/+ | −/+ | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | |
6 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/+ | +/− | −/− | |
7 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/+ | +/+ | +/− | −/− | |
8 | −/− | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | |
9 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | +/+ | +/− | +/+ | −/− | |
Caged (Inoculated) | 10 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
11 | −/− | +/+ | +/+ | −/+ | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | |
12 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | |
13 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | +/− | −/− | |
14 | −/− | +/− | +/+ | −/+ | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | |
15 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | |
16 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | +/+ | −/− | |
17 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | |
18 | −/− | −/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | |