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Table 2 Homologous viral neutralization test (VNT): neutralizing antibodies against the PRRSV MLV vaccine strain

From: Safety and long-lasting immunity of the combined administration of a modified-live virus vaccine against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus 1 and an inactivated vaccine against porcine parvovirus and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in breeding pigs

 

Day of the experiment

 

Group

0

21

28

42

147

154

Proportion of positive pigs Homologous VNT (log2 titer)a Rank

V

0/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

2.5 ± 0.5

3.8 ± 0.4*

4.6 ± 1.2

3.9 ± 1.3

4.0 ± 0.4

(2–3)

(3–4)

(3–6.6)

(2–6.0)

(3.6–4.6)

C

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

  1. Results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation
  2. aNeutralization titres ≥1:4 (log2 = 2) were considered to be of biological significance
  3. *Statistically significant differences between a given sample and the previous one (p < 0.05) (Friedman test)