Table 3.

Detection of JV by ELISA and RT-PCR in fecal swabs or intestinal contents of calves^a

Necropsy time	Calf no.	FS/IC	Time(s) of sampling (hpi)	Result
				ELISA	RT-PCR
12 hpi	JV-1	FS	6.0, 12.0	0	0
		IC	12.0	0	+
	JV-2	FS	6.0	0	0
		IC	12.0	+	0
	Co-1	FS	NT	NT	NT
		IC	12.5	0	0
	Co-2	FS	7.0	0	0
		IC	13.0	0	0
18-21 hpi	JV-3	FS	6.0	0	0
		FS	13.0	+	+
		FS	15.0	+	0
		IC	NT	NT	NT
	JV-4	FS	5.0	0	0
		FS	16.0	0	+
		FS	17.0, 17.5, 18.5	+	+
		IC	19,0	+	0
	Co-3	FS	7.0	0	0
	Co-4	IC	20,5	0	0
4 dpi	JV-5	FS	9.0	0	0
		FS	14.0, 19.0, 21.0, 23.0	+	0
		FS	25.0, 27.0, 33.0, 43.0, 47.0, 49.0, 54.0, 57.0, 67.0, 79.0	0	0
		IC	90.0	0	0
	JV-6	FS	12.0	0	+
		FS	14.0, 16.0, 18.0, 20.0	+	+
		FS	32.0, 46.0, 50.0, 56.0, 68.0, 80.0	0	+
		IC	92.0	0	+
	Co-5	FS	9.5, 19.5, 43.5, 92.0	0	0
		IC	92.5	0	0
	Co-6	FS	19.5, 43.5, 67.5, 91.5	0	0
		IC	95.5	0	0

^aFS, fecal swabs; IC, intestinal contents; NT, not tested; +, JV positive; 0, JV negative.