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Table 2 Average body weight, body weight variation and relative body weight gain in two rabbit breeds experimentally infested with S. scabiei var. cuniculi and non-infested control

From: Comparative analysis of host resistance to Sarcoptes scabiei var. cuniculi in two different rabbit breeds

WPI

Body weight (g)

(mean ± SD)

Body weight variation (g)

(mean ± SD)

Relative body weight gain (%)

(mean ± SD)

QX

IRA

QX

IRA

QX

IRA

Exp

Con

Exp

Con

Exp

Con

Exp

Con

Exp

Con

Exp

Con

0

2280.44 ± 153.51b(c)

2271.33 ± 158.68b(c)

2495.33 ± 198.95a(c)

2481.33 ± 185.41a(c)

0.00 ± 0.00a(c)

0.00 ± 0.00a(c)

0.00 ± 0.00a(c)

0.00 ± 0.00a(c)

0.00 ± 0.00a(c)

0.00 ± 0.00a(c)

0.00 ± 0.00a(c)

0.00 ± 0.00a(c)

2

2528.28 ± 144.60c(b)

2578.72 ± 170.90bc(b)

2737.78 ± 191.25ab(b)

2886.67 ± 196.75a(b)

247.83 ± 24.35c(b)

307.39 ± 26.92b(b)

242.44 ± 23.14c(b)

405.33 ± 29.80a(b)

10.94 ± 1.52c(b)

13.56 ± 1.17b(b)

9.81 ± 1.54c (b)

16.40 ± 1.41a (b)

4

2749.28 ± 147.74c(a)

2797.44 ± 154.32bc(a)

2980.94 ± 186.38ab(a)

3116.11 ± 180.44a(a)

468.83 ± 21.12c(a)

526.11 ± 24.60b(a)

485.61 ± 27.04c(a)

634.78 ± 26.41a(a)

20.67 ± 1.93c(a)

23.29 ± 2.15b(a)

19.63 ± 2.39c (a)

25.74 ± 2.53a (a)

  1. Note: Body weight variation represents the difference between the body weight at week 2/4 PI and the body weight at week 0 PI; relative body weight gain represents the percentage of the body weight variation relative to the initial body weight at week 0 PI. The different superscript letters within a row denote significant differences between different groups (P < 0.05). The different superscript letters in parentheses within a column denote significant differences between different time points (P < 0.05)
  2. Abbreviation: QX, QiXing rabbit breed propagated by the Sichuan Animal Science Academy, China; IRA, IRA rabbit breed; WPI, week post-infestation; Exp, experimentally infested animals; Con, non-infested control; SD, standard deviation