TABLE 1.

Ranking of the OvHV-2 load in organs and tissues of infected sheep^a

Rank	Organ or tissue	OvHV-2 load valueb
		Ranking value	Max	Mean	Min	Median
1	Small intestinec	26	61,607	17,717	3,727	4,229
2	LN retropharyngealisd	29	19,125	8,952	2,897	9,111
3	Abomasum	34	54,979	16,566	2,310	8,645
4	LN lumbalisd	35	149,835	33,640	2,305	3,857
5	Lung	38	31,824	11,355	1,645	3,265
6	Vesicular gland	41	39,683	11,517	2,878	4,312
7	LN mandibularisd	41	15,796	7,543	2,603	4,159
8	Trigeminal ganglion	43	12,992	7,104	2,353	5,667
9	Epididymis	49	1,381,214	280,573	709	3,395
10	Prostate gland	53	14,981	5,416	1,455	2,557
11	Spleen	54	6,317	4,046	2,098	4,435
12	Heart	62	12,450	4,509	907	2,548
13	Testis	66	28,055	7,026	706	1,902
14	Urinary bladder	67	8,074	3,339	504	3,476
15	Tonsilla palatina	68	25,743	8,031	560	2,660
16	Ampulla of the deferent duct	72	22,707	7,556	484	1,384
17	Rhombencephalon	84	27,723	6,360	0	1,455
18	Liver	87	2,583	1,531	198	1,985
19	Aorta	88	13,191	3,892	148	290
20	Spinal cord	89	2,361	1,663	0	2,040
21	Kidney	97	5,974	1,665	42	890
22	Cornea	100	3,200	1,278	0	887
23	Esophagus	108	3,139	1,070	43	382
24	Pituitary gland	109	1,618	875	35	974
25	Adrenal gland	109	2,019	940	64	763
26	Cerebrum	114	1,880	813	0	491
27	Skeletal musculature	117	2,424	874	0	451

^aThe number of OvHV-2 DNA copies per 6 × 10⁸ copies of cellular DNA was determined for each organ or tissue from each animal.

^bRanking value, the OvHV-2 DNA load in each tissue was ranked for each individual tested. The sum of the individual rankings gave the ranking value. Max, Mean, Min, and Median numbers refer the load of OvHV-2 DNA copies per 6 × 10⁸ copies of cellular DNA. Max, the maximal value detected among individual organs and tissues is shown; Mean, the mean value calculated from individual values; Min, the minimal value found among the individual organs and tissues; Median, the median value of OvHV-2 DNA load per organ and tissue.

^cIncluding Peyer's patches.

^dLN, lymph node.