Table 1 Description of experimental ER infections of chickens. Chickens were infected with the indicated number of bacteria (Dose) by intramuscular injection on experimental day 0 and blood was collected on the indicated experimental days
From: Quantification of IgY to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in serum from Swedish laying hens
Trial | Group ID | Dose (cfu/chicken) | n/group | Age at day 0 (days) | Sampling days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A | 0.5 × 105 | 13 | 22 | -2, 1a, 3a, 5a, 8a, 11 |
1 | B | 0.5 × 106 | 13 | 22 | -2, 1a, 3a, 5a, 8a, 11 |
1 | C | 0.5 × 107 | 13 | 22 | -2, 1a, 3a, 5a, 8a, 11 |
2 | D | 1.6 × 108 | 18 | 26 | -2, 1a, 3a, 5a, 8a, 10 |
2 | E | 1.6 × 106 | 19 | 26 | -2, 1a, 3a, 5a, 8a, 10 |
3 | F | Uninfected | 13 | 30 | -3, 15 |
3 | G | 0.5 × 1010 | 13 | 30 | -3, 1a, 3a, 5a, 8a, 11a |