Host predilection and transmissibility of vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus strains in domestic cattle (Bos taurus) and swine (Sus scrofa)

Table 2 Mean viral shedding days, maximum viral titers, and clinical scores by virus type in cattle bitten by black flies infected with different VSNJV strains

	Virus				P
	NJ82AZB	NJ82COB	NJ06WYE	NJOSF
Viral Shedding Days	5.2	2.1	3.0	2.6	0.103
Maximum Viral Titer (log₁₀ TCID₅₀/mL)	5.46	2.77	5.36	4.1	0.132
Clinical Scores
Lesion	2.8	1.4	1.4	1.0	0.041
Shedding	1.0	0.2	0.6	0.6
Lameness	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0
Total	4.4^a	1.8^a,b	2.0^a,b	1.6^b

Means with a superscript in common do not differ at the 5% level of significance.
*n= 5 cows/group.

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