Table 1 Differences between the five groups (indicated by superscript letters) in hematological parameters after challenge ( ≥ week 10)

From: Safety and efficacy of a novel glycoengineered recombinant vaccine candidate against Haemonchus contortus in sheep

Group ID

Mean [95%CI]

Overall p value

Erythrocytes (*106/µl)

 NEGa**,b**,c**

9.95 [9.62; 10.28]

< 0.01

 POSa**,d**,e**,f*

7.38 [7.05; 7.70]

 BVAXd**,g*,h**

9.38 [9.05; 9.71]

 GEAb**,e**,g*

8.68 [8.35; 9.01]

 NEAc**,f*,h**

8.29 [7.96; 8.62]

Packed cell volume (%)

 NEGa**,b**,c**

30.22 [29.36; 31.07]

< 0.01

 POSa**,d**,e*,f*

24.34 [23.48; 25.19]

 BVAXd**,g*,h**

29.10 [28.24; 29.96]

 GEAb**,e*,g*

26.77 [25.92; 27.63]

 NEAc**,f*,h**

26.11 [25.25; 26.96]

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

 NEGa**,b**,c**

10.43 [10.12; 10.73]

< 0.01

 POSa**,d**,e**,f*

7.84 [7.54; 8.15]

 BVAXd**,g*,h*

9.84 [9.53; 10.15]

 GEAb**,e**,g*

9.03 [8.72; 9.34]

 NEAc**,f*,h*

8.53 [8.22; 8.83]

  1. Superscript letters highlighted with * indicate p values ≤ 0.05, those with ** indicate p values < 0.01 for differences between groups with the same letter. The p values in the right column indicate differences between the groups overall.
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