Research Article
The Effectiveness of Anti-R. equi Hyperimmune Plasma against R. equi Challenge in Thoroughbred Arabian Foals of Mares Vaccinated with R. equi Vaccine
Table 5
Total cell count (TCC) of BALF samples, clinical signs, respiratory system signs, mucous membrane scores, and temperature of foals.
| | | Foal group | Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 5 | Day 10 | Day 14 | Day 20 | Day 30 |
| | BALF-TCC | Control | 300.00 ± 57.74 | 300.00 ± 57.74 | 300.00 ± 57.74 | 300.00 ± 57.74 | 466.67 ± 266.67 | 8800.00 ± 8400.00 | 1500.00 ± 1100.00 | | Vaccinated | 300.00 ± 57.74 | 300.00 ± 57.74 | 300.00 ± 57.74 | 300.00 ± 57.74 | 2600.00 ± 1116.54 | 1000.00 ± 258.20 | 1950.00 ± 1040.43 |
| | Clinical score | Control | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 1.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | | Vaccinated | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
| | Respiratory system score | Control | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 B | 1.00 ± 0.58 | 0.67 ± 0.33 B | 0.00 ± 0.00 B | 0.00 ± 0.00 B | | Vaccinated | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 1.25 ± 0.48 A | 2.00 ± 0.00 | 0.275 ± 0.25 A | 2.75 ± 0.25 A | 2.75 ± 0.25 A |
| Mucous
membrane score | Control | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.33 ± 0.33 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | | Vaccinated | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
| | Temperature | Control | 38.3 ± 0.12 | 38.43 ± 0.11 | 38.05 ± 0.23 | 27.90 ± 9.31 | 37.87 ± 0.24 | 38.20 ± 0.20 | 38.45 ± 0.05 | | Vaccinated | 38.13 ± 0.13 | 38.33 ± 0.22 | 38.50 ± 0.11 | 38.45 ± 0.06 | 38.05 ± 0.16 | 38.60 ± 0.07 | 38.60 ± 0.07 |
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