Altered Biomechanical Properties of Gastrocnemius Tendons of Turkeys Infected with Turkey Arthritis Reovirus

Table 1

Average tendon tensile strength and elasticity of turkey gastrocnemius tendons at different time points.

Age (weeks)	Group	Number	Tensile strength (MPa)	Modulus elasticity (MPa)
			Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
4	Control	6	15.4 ± 4.86	75.86 + 29.37
	Infected	6	12.6 ± 11.01	67.10 + 41.51
8	Control			41.45 + 16.54
	Infected	6	12.78 ± 6.70	51.86 + 22.60
12	Control	5	11.76 ± 4.55	57.34 + 2.12
	Infected	6	9.03 ± 5.56	50.76 + 23.08
16	Control	5	19.36 ± 6.59	150.40 + 59.34
	Infected	5

lower than control mean at the same age at , Mann–Whitney test.
lower than control means of other ages at , Mann–Whitney test.
per group. Tendon measurements were omitted if the tendon did not rupture at the predetermined midsection.
SD: standard deviation.
MPa: megapascals.