Figure 5
Evaluation of activity in vivo of orally applied anti- Eimeria antibodies. Infection outcomes were assessed by quantifying the amounts of Eimeria oocysts in feces of the infected chickens. Birds in the treatment groups received 1 mg antibody isolated from tobacco leaves in 1 ml PBS a day via gavage. The negative treatment group received buffer alone. Animals of the positive control group received 1 ml of a 2.5% solution of the anti-coccidial drug Baycox® (Bayer HealthCare) in water. The results of two independent studies are presented. Mean values and SDs for each treatment group are plotted. The numbers of animals in each chicken cohort are indicated on the bars.