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Table 1 Body weight (BW) and average daily weight gain (ADWG) values per trial group and period

From: Efficacy and safety of intradermal vaccination against porcine circovirus type 2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae under combined exposure field conditions

 

BW (kg) [mean ± standard deviation (SD)]

 

Treatment group#

BW day 0

BW end of nursery

BW at slaughter

Control group

6.0 ± 1.30

19.2 ± 3.36

100.5 ± 9.98

Test group

6.3 ± 1.29

19.5 ± 3.30

105.1 ± 8.65

 

ADWG (g) [mean ± standard error of the means (SEM)]

 

Nursery period

Finishing period

Total study period

Control group

325.5 ± 24.3a

795.2 ± 13.2a

661.4 ± 7.4a

Test group

323.1 ± 24.3a

829.5 ± 13.0b

685.9 ± 7.2b

  1. a, b Means with different superscripts in the same column differ significantly (p < 0.0001 in both ADWG comparisons at the finishing and the total trial period)
  2. # Control group: Unvaccinated animals; Test group: Animals vaccinated with Porcilis PCV M Hyo ID at three weeks of age