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Table 1 Gross intestinal lesion scores

From: Evaluation the efficacy of oral immunization of broiler chickens with a recombinant Lactobacillus casei vaccine vector expressing the Carboxy-terminal fragment of α-toxin from Clostridium perfringens

Groups

No. of birds

Lesion scores

0

1+

2+

3+

 4+

5+

6+

Mean

NV-challenged

10

-

1

1

5

3

-

-

3

LCP

10

-

2

1

5

2

-

-

2.7

LC-α

10

1

5

2

2

-

-

-

1.5a

  1. aImmunized group that showed significant reduction in gross intestinal lesion scores compared with control groups, P = 0.0058 vs NV-challenged group, P = 0.0313 vs LCP group
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BMC Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1746-6148

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