TABLE 3.
Results of the BEV survey of fecal samples using the real-time fluorogenic RT-PCR
| Area | Predominant species | No. of BEV-positive samples/total no. (%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle
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Sheep | Goats | Horses | Donkeys | ||||
| Intensive farming | Extensive farming | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Cattle | 34/36 (94) | 33/51 (65) | 67/87 (77) | 2/9 (22) | |||
| 2 | Cattle, sheep, and goats | 5/7 (71) | 5/7 (71) | 2/6 (33) | 0/4 (0) | |||
| 3 | Cattle and goats | 6/6 (100) | 6/6 (100) | 6/6 (100) | 3/5 (60) | 0/7 (0) | ||
| 4 | Sheep | 5/8 (63) | ||||||
| 5 | Horses | 3/5 (60) | ||||||
| Total | 34/36 (94) | 44/64 (69) | 78/100 (78) | 9/23 (39) | 6/10 (60) | 6/10 (60) | 0/7 (0) | |