Table 1.
Parameters of non-treated paratuberculosis cows
| Cow ID | Breed1 | Initial E/A/F2 | Maximum E/A/F | Final E/A/F | BFEC3 | #CE/#CEA4 | Months survival post IE5 | Initial/Final clinical stage6 |
| 33 | J | 1.5/−/0 | 1.8/−/25 | 1.8/−/25 | 1.42 | 1/0 | 11 | II/II—foot rot |
| B9 | J | 1.5/−/0 | 2.6/−/0 | 2.6/−/0 | 1.57 | 1/0 | 11 | II/IV |
| 29 | J | 1.6/−/0 | 2.2/−/0 | 2.2/−/0 | 0.78 | 1/0 | 9 | II/IV |
| B37 | J | 2.1/−/1 | 3.0/−/1 | 3.0/−/0 | 1.73 | 1/0 | 7 | II/IV |
| 266 | J | 2.3/−/0 | 3.4/+/>300 | 2.4/+/>300 | 1.70 | 1/0 | 14 | II/IV |
| 16 | J | 2.4/−/0 | same as initial | same as initial7 | n/a7 | 1/0 | 1.5 | III/IV |
| H42 | J | 2.7/−/6 | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 1/0 | 3 | III/IV |
| B42 | J | 2.8/−/8 | 4.3/−/>300 | 4.3/−/>300 | 2.07 | 1/0 | 9 | III/IV |
| 3056 | H | 3.0/−/0 | 3.0/−/2 | ?/?/? | ? | 0/0 | 17+ | II—alive |
| Heath | H | 3.2/+/nd | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 1/0 | 6 | III/IV |
| B11 | J | 3.3/−/2 | 4.2/+/2 | 4.2/−/0 | 1.33 | 1/0 | 8 | II/IV |
| Caroline | J | 3.5/−/2 | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 1/0 | 6 | II/IV |
| Apricot | J | 3.5/−/nd | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 1/0 | 2 | II/IV |
| Jerry | J | 3.7/−/>300 | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 1/0 | 5 | III/IV |
| 8930 | H | 3.7/−/>300 | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 1/0 | 6 | II/IV |
| 237-M | A | 3.8/+/39 | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 0/0 | 0 | II/II |
| 238-M | H | 4.0/−/44 | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 0/0 | 0 | II/II |
| B12 | J | 4.0/+/100 | 4.0/+/100 | 3.2/−/nd | n/a | 1/0 | 5.5 | III/IV |
| Don4 | J | 4.1/+/nd7 | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 1/0 | 1.5 | IV/IV |
| Ind head | H | 4.1/-/PCR+ | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 1/0 | 6 | II/IV |
| 262-M | X | 4.2/+/0 | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 0/0 | 0 | II/II |
| 052 | H | 4.3/-/>300 | same as initial | same as initial | n/a | 0/0 | 0.25 | II/II—R-Da8 |
1
Breed: J, Jersey; H, Holstein; X, Cross; A, Ayrshire.
2
E, ELISA value; A, AGID (positive/negative); F, Fecal cfu MAP/2gms.
3
BFEC, best-linear-fit ELISA change/year.
4
#CE, # of clinical episodes, #CEA, # of clinical episodes ameliorated.
5
Survival time after initial ELISA (IE) test shown in column 3.
6
Initial/final clinical stage of disease—all stage IV animals were euthanized.
7
n/a or nd, not applicable due to <2 data points or not done.
8
R-Da, Died during surgical repair of right side displaced abomasums.