Table 4 Clinical findings in non-pruritic BSE cases of the oral BSE pathogenesis study
From: Pruritus is a common feature in sheep infected with the BSE agent
Animal | SM1391 | SM1430 | SM1394 | SP3652 | SM1435 | SM1404 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breed and genotype | Romney ARQ/ARQ | Romney ARQ/ARQ | Romney ARQ/ARQ | Suffolk ARQ/ARQ | Romney ARQ/ARQ | Romney ARQ/ARQ |
MPI | 16 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 22 |
Postmortem test result | HP neg. IHC pos. | HP neg. IHC pos. | HP neg. IHC pos. | HP neg. IHC pos. | HP pos. IHC pos. | HP pos. IHC pos. |
Behaviour change | No | No | No | No | N/A | No |
Pruritic behaviour 1 | No | No | Rubbing once | No | Rubbing once | No |
Fleece change | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Skin Lesion | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Bruxism when observed or examined | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Tremors | No | No | No | No | N/A | No |
Ataxia | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Weight loss | No | <5% | No | No | <5% | <5% |