Table 2 Vaccine program of Layer PS(Parents) and CC(Commercial Chick) used in the experiment

Age of chickenA Layer PS Age of chicken Layer CC
Strain of IBVB Live/killed Strain of IBV Live/killed
4 days Ma5C Live 4 days M41 Live
1 week QXD, KM91E, Ma5 Killed 2 weeks K2 Live
5 weeks Ma5 Live 3 weeks K2 Live
10 weeks Ma5 Live 5 weeks K2 Live
13 weeks QX, KM91 Killed 7 weeks KM91, M41 Killed
16 weeks Ma5 Killed 8 weeks K2 Live
19 weeks Ma5 Live 13 weeks K2 Live
15 weeks KM91, M41 Killed
18 weeks K2 Live
A Age of chicken: The age of chicken when the samples were collected.
B IBV: Infectious bronchitis virus.
C Ma5: Infectious bronchitis vaccine serotype Massachusetts in worldwide.
D QX: Infectious bronchitis field serotype circulating in worldwide.
E KM91: Infectious bronchitis field serotype circulating in Korea.