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Table 1 RAMALT test results in scrapie milk recipients and lateral transmission controls and timing of testing in relation to age and mixing

From: Evidence of scrapie transmission via milk

Animal number

RAMALT Diagnosis

Immuno-labelling

Time [days] between

  

TBM

FDC

Birth and mixing

Mixing and 1st RAMALT test

Birth and 1st RAMALT test/death

Mixing and 2nd RAMALT test

Scrapie milk recipients – median

16

199

232

 

07–1359

Positive

Yes

Yes

8

199

207

Not done

07–1360

Positive

Yes

Yes

8

199

207

Not done

518/7

Negative

No

No

8

Not done*

105

Not done

07–1362

Positive

Yes

Yes

8

199

207

Not done

07–1357

Positive

Yes

No

9

199

208

Not done

07–1358

Positive

Yes

Yes

9

199

208

Not done

07–1097

Positive

Yes

Yes

13

219

232

Not done

517/7

Not done

  

13

Not done

43

Not done

07–1089

Positive

Yes

Yes

16

219

235

Not done

07–1090

Positive

Yes

Yes

16

219

235

Not done

07–1095

Positive

Yes

Yes

19

213

232

Not done

07–1096

Positive

Yes

Yes

19

213

232

Not done

516/7

Not done

  

20

Not done

44

Not done

07–1094

Positive

Yes

Yes

20

213

233

Not done

07–1091

Positive

Yes

Yes

34

199

233

Not done

07–1092

Positive

Yes

Yes

34

199

233

Not done

07–1099

Positive

Yes

Yes

42

190

232

Not done

07–1252

Positive

Yes

Yes

42

190

232

Not done

Lateral transmission controls – median

72

162

234

242

07–1109

Positive

Yes

No

70

162

232

242

07–1108

Negative

No

No

71

162

233

242

07–1107

Positive

Yes

No

72

162

234

242

07–1245

Negative

No

No

112

122

234

202

07–1246

Negative

No

No

112

122

234

202

  1. * RAMALT examined at cull, 97 days after mixing