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Table 1 Vaccine groups and schedules in challenge experiments #1 and #2

From: Efficacy of recombinant H5 vaccines delivered in ovo or day of age in commercial broilers against the 2015 U.S. H5N2 clade 2.3.4.4c highly pathogenic avian Influenza virus

#1Group	Route	Dose	Vaccine	Challenge^d	N^e
G1	In ovo	0.1 ml	Sham-PBS	3 & 6 woa	20/10
G2	In ovo	0.1 ml	RP-H5^c	3 & 6 woa	20/10
G3	In ovo	0.1 ml	rHVT-AI	3 & 6 woa	20/10
G4	In ovo / boost^a	0.1 ml / SQ	RP-H5^c / RP-H5^c	6 woa	10
G5	SQ^b	0.2 ml / SQ	RP-H5^c / rHVT-AI	3 & 6 woa	20/10
#2Group	Route	Dose	Vaccine	Challenge	N
G1	SQ	0.2 ml	PBS	3 woa	11
G2	SQ	0.2 ml	RP-H5 (10⁷)	3 woa	13
G3	SQ	0.2 ml	RP-H5 (10⁸)	3 woa	13
G4	SQ	0.2 ml	RG-H5	3 woa	13

^a Boost at 3 weeks of age
^b SQ = subcutaneous (1 day of age)
^c 10⁸ particles per bird
^d woa = weeks of age
^e N = number of birds challenged at 3 woa/6 woa

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