TABLE 2.
Comparison of viral DNA load in the cerebrum of different animal species
| Species and animal no. | Ovine herpesvirus 2 (no. of copies/25 mg)
|
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|---|---|---|
| Fresh samplesa | Embedded samples | |
| Pig 1 | NA | 144,334 |
| Pig 2 | NA | 172,627 |
| Pig 3 | NA | 80,918 |
| Pig 4 | NA | 4 |
| Pig 5 | NA | 3,071,006 |
| Sheep 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheep 2 | 276 | 0 |
| Sheep 3 | 4,348 | 0 |
| Sheep 4 | 273 | 0 |
| Sheep 5 | 149 | 382 |
| Cattle 1 | 833,559 | NA |
| Cattle 2 | 274,808 | NA |
| Cattle 3 | NA | 7,288 |
| Cattle 4 | NA | 54,868 |
NA, not available.