Research Article

Protective Efficacy of an Inactive Vaccine Based on the LY02 Isolate against Acute Haemophilus parasuis Infection in Piglets

Table 2

The protective effect of piglets in each group at 21 days after the second immunization.

GroupNumber of animalsChallenged dose (CFU)Number of animals with clinical signsMorbidity (%)Survival (%)Survival time (d)

G177.5 × 10941.4310010 ± 0.0
G357.5 × 109510001.9 ± 0.8
G4400010010 ± 0.0

The assessed clinical signs included incoordination, ataxia, anorexia, severe dyspnoea, and coughing.
The days of survival after challenge for each piglet were recorded until 10 days.