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Table 2 Individual data for chickens in primary exposure study

From: Studies of the transmissibility of the agent of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to the domestic chicken

Bird Identification

Inoculum

Route of exposure

Sex

Survival time (days)

Experimental outcome (E/D)aand occurrence of syndromes (M/N)b

986

Bovine BSE

Parenteralc

f

65

(E) Neurological signs, NSL

988

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

f

273

(D)/NSL

982

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

m

274

(D)/NSL

981

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

f

378

(E) Egg peritonitis

983d

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

m

664

(E) Acute onset (M)

980d

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

m

1302

(D)/NSL (M/N)

984d

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

m

1486

(D)/NSL (M)

989

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

f

1780

(D) Ovarian adenocarcinoma (N)

979

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

f

1804

(E) Ovarian adenocarcinoma (N)

987

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

f

1841

Terminal kill/NSL (M/N)

985§

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

m

1841

Terminal kill/NSL (M/N)

990

Bovine BSE

Parenteral

f

1843

Terminal kill/NSL (M/N)

966

Bovine BSE

Oral

f

390

(E) Hepatitis

970

Bovine BSE

Oral

f

573

(E) Weight loss

976d

Bovine BSE

Oral

m

1230

(E) (M)

978d

Bovine BSE

Oral

m

1413

(E) (M)

969d

Bovine BSE

Oral

m

1555

(E) Collapse (M)

965d

Bovine BSE

Oral

m

1601

(E) (M)

967

Bovine BSE

Oral

f

1808

(D) Ovarian adenocarcinoma

971

Bovine BSE

Oral

f

1830

Terminal kill/NSL (N)

968

Bovine BSE

Oral

f

1830

Terminal kill/NSL (N)

977

Bovine BSE

Oral

m

1834

Terminal kill/NSL (M)

972

Bovine BSE

Oral

f

1834

Terminal kill/NSL (N)

959

Saline

Parenteral

f

222

(D)

958

Saline

Parenteral

m

395

(E) Weight loss

955

Saline

Parenteral

m

757

(D)

960

Saline

Parenteral

m

862

(E) Weight loss/NSL

956

Saline

Parenteral

m

1037

(D)/NSL

964

Saline

Parenteral

m

1037

(E) Neurological signs/NSL

951

Saline

Parenteral

m

1225

(E) Neurological signs/NSL

961

Saline

Parenteral

f

1310

(E) Egg peritonitis

954

Saline

Parenteral

f

1528

(E) Weight loss/NSL

963

Saline

Parenteral

f

1547

(D) Ovarian adenocarcinoma (N)

953b

Saline

Parenteral

m

1837

(D) Meningoencephalitis (N)

952b

Saline

Parenteral

f

1868

Terminal kill/NSL

962b

Saline

Parenteral

f

1868

Terminal kill/NSL (N)

957b

Saline

Parenteral

f

1868

Terminal kill/splenomegaly/meningo-encephalitis (N)

  1. m male; f female
  2. aE euthanasia due to compromised welfare; D found dead
  3. bM motor disturbance syndrome; N narcolepsy
  4. cintracranial and intraperitoneal
  5. NSL no significant lesions at necropsy
  6. dDonor chicken for sub-passage studies