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. 2011 Sep 22;2011:787181. doi: 10.5402/2011/787181

Table 4.

Mycobacterial culture results of environmental substrates collected from bovine tuberculosis-positive farms.

Total AFB + (%) Contamination + (%)
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%)

409 44 (11%) 111 (27%)