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. 2011 Jun 23;53(1):40. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-53-40

Table 6.

Comparison of bulk milk and pooled serum bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) results from 111 herds in Ireland during 2009

BHV-1 herd status based on bulk milk analysis (PP ≥ 0.03) BHV-1 herd status based on pooled serum analysis

(PP 2.63) (PP 7.88)

Negative Positive Negative Positive
Negative 26 6 28 4

Positive 1 78 1 78

κ-value 0.839 0.887

The pooled serum results are separately presented at two different cut-off percentage positivity (PP) values (2.63 and 7.88)