Table 4.
Mycobacterial culture results of environmental substrates collected from bovine tuberculosis-positive farms.
Total | AFB + (%) | Contamination + (%) | |
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Pasture and vegetation | 79 | 13 (16%) | 15 (19%) |
Soil | 75 | 13 (17%) | 32 (43%) |
Open water | 78 | 2 (3%) | 12 (30%) |
Hay | 50 | 5 (10%) | 10 (20%) |
Cattle feed | 10 | 3 (30%) | 2 (20%) |
Barn water | 4 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Bedding | 22 | 0 (0%) | 9 (41%) |
Manure | 40 | 1 (3%) | 12 (30%) |
Manure mix | 23 | 6 (26%) | 12 (52%) |
Deer feces | 10 | 0 (0%) | 4 (40%) |
Wildlife feces | 17 | 1 (6%) | 3 (18%) |
Bear hair | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
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409 | 44 (11%) | 111 (27%) |