| Production rate |
10 gallons per cow per day |
| Silo size |
50,000 gallons |
| Silos per processing line |
1 |
| Time between silo cleanings |
72 hr |
| Speed of distribution channel |
80% of milk purchased within 48 hr |
| Consumers per gallon of milk |
4 |
| Time to consume 1 gallon of milk |
84 hr |
| Dose—response probit slope |
4.34 |
| Adult ID50
|
1 μg |
| Child ID50
|
0.43 μg |
| Median incubation (adult and child) |
48 hr |
| Dispersal factor of incubation |
1.5 |
| Number of symptomatics until detection |
100 |
| Time to detect attack is milkborne |
24 hr |
| Testing-detection limit (mouse, ELISA) |
60.6 ng/gallon, 303 ng/gallon |
| Testing-time delay (mouse, ELISA) |
48 hr, 3 hr |
| Fraction of toxin not inactivated by pasteurization |
0.316 |
| Fraction of milk consumers who are children |
0.25 |
| Fraction of milk consumed by children |
0.4 |
