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Table 6 Mean group ADWG during DPC 0–9

From: Long duration of immunity against a type 1 heterologous PRRS virus challenge in pigs immunised with a novel PRRS MLV vaccine: a randomised controlled study

Mean ADWG (kg/day)

Study

Group

n

Mean (SD)

Median

p-value*

20-week

1

22

0.740 (0.333)

0.739

0.0027

2

20

0.155 (0.783)

0.339

24-week

1

20

0.737 (0.295)

0.683

0.0004

2

19

0.068 (0.705)

0.189

26-week

1

21

0.412 (0.317)

0.411

0.1041

2

20

0.235 (0.365)

0.289

  1. ADWG average daily weight gain, MLV modified live virus, n number of pigs included in analysis, PRRS porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, SD standard deviation
  2. Group 1 = PRRS 94881 MLV vaccinated; Group 2 = challenge controls
  3. *p-values were calculated using the analysis of variance (t-test)