Table 6.
Prevalence of E. ruminantium DNA and antibodies in lambs and kids according to age as determined by pCS20 PCR and MAP1-B ELISA
| Age group | pCS20 PCR percent % (n) | MAP1-B ELISA percent % (n) | ||||
| Lambs | Kids | Overall | Lambs | Kids | Overall | |
| 0 – 10 days | 16.3 (43) | 23.3 (30) | 19.2 (73) | 88.3 (43) | 90.0 (20) | 90.0 (63) |
| 11 – 21 days | 8.9 (45) | 8.3 (24) | 8.6 (69) | 77.3 (44) | 80.0 (25) | 78.3 (69) |
| 22 – 49 days | 27.3 (44) | 32.3 (31) | 29.3 (75) | 75.6 (45) | 50.0 (26) | 66.2 (71) |
| 50 – 77 days | 20.6 (34) | 30.0 (30) | 25.0 (64) | 65.0 (40) | 33.3 (27) | 52.2 (67) |
| 78 – 98 days | 48.6 (35) | 40.0 (25) | 45.0 (60) | 18.4 (38) | 22.7 (22) | 20.0 (60) |
| 99 – 126 days | 42.9 (14) | 64.7 (17) | 54.8 (31) | 10.8 (37) | 25.9 (27) | 17.2 (64) |
| 127 – 162 days | 34.3 (32) | 48.1 (27) | 40.8 (59) | 14.7 (34) | 7.4 (27) | 11.5 (61) |
Number of samples tested per age group in parentheses