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. 2004 Jul;68(3):208–214.

Table II.

Summary of diagnostic data from phases 1 and 2

Area tested Trt 1 Trt 2 Trt 3 Trt 4 Neg Ctrl
Trailer interior pretreatment 20/20a 20/20 19/20 20/20 0/20
Trailer interior 60 min posttreatment 20/20 20/20 2/19 NT 0/20
Trailer interior 90 min posttreatment 20/20 20/20 0/19 NT 0/20
Trailer interior allowed to dry (8 h) NT NT NT 0/20 0/20
Number of PRRSV (+) pigs postexposure 2/4b 2/4 0/4 0/4 0/4

Trt 1 — Treatment 1, washing only; Trt 2 — Treatment 2, washing plus formaldehyde; Trt 3 — Treatment 3, washing plus glutaraldehyde: quaternary ammonium chloride; Trt 4 — Treatment 4, washing plus overnight drying; Neg Ctrl — Sham-inoculated protocol control; NT — Not tested; PRRSV — Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

a

Number of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive swabs per number of replicates conducted

b

Number of replicates that demonstrated PRRSV infection of naïve sentinel pigs housed in treated trailers for 2 h per number of replicates conducted