| | Gross pathology | Molecular detection |
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| Tissues (n) | Animals (n (%)) | Animals (n (%)) | Identity |
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Young rabbits
| SR (48) | 2a (11.1) | 3 (4.2) | Maa/Mas |
| | 1 (2.0) | Mah |
VA (48) | 1 (5.5) | 7 (14.6) | Maa/Mas |
Breeding rabbits
| SR (18) | 3b (16.6) | 2 (11.1) | Maa/Mas |
VA (18) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.5) | Maa/Mas |
- n: number of tissues or animals, %: percentage of positive results, SR: sacculus rotundus, VA: vermiform appendix, Maa: M. avium subsp. avium, Mas: M. avium subsp silvaticum, Mah: M. avium subsp hominissuis
aLesions spread to the ileum in both animals, bLesions spread to the ileum in one animal