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. 2013 Sep 5;44(1):75. doi: 10.1186/1297-9716-44-75

Table 3.

Detection of BTV RNA and anti-BTV antibodies in tissues and milk from ewes.

Sheep  Virus Spleen Mesenteric Lymph nodes Milk (on day of parturition) Anti-BTV abs in milk
1
 Control
 N.D.
 N.D.
 N.D.
 NEG
2
  
 N.D.
 N.D.
 N.D.
 NEG
3
  
 N.D.
 N.D.
 N.D.
 NEG
4
  
 27.31
 -
 34.63
 +
5
 BTV-2 wt
 30.07
 -
 -
 +
6
  
 23.14
 31.03
 29.76
 +
7
  
 24.13
 33.37
 -
 +
8
  
 26.36
 -
 -
 +
9
  
 27.59
 31.6
 -
 +
10
  
 N.D.
 N.D.
 N.D.
 +
11
 BTV-8 wt
 33.00
 -
 -
 +
12
  
 28.81
 32.03
 -
 +
13
  
 28.56
 35.10
 -
 +
14
  
 30.42
 34.12
 -
 +
15
  
 30.59
 33.04
 -
 +
16
  
 30.13
 32.65
 −1
 +
17
 BTV-8 rg
 35.51
 31.99
 -
 +
18
  
 29.66
 -
 -
 +
19
  
 28.32
 33.98
 -
 +
20
  
 29.84
 -
 -
 +
21
  
 26.19
 -
 -
 +
22
  
 28.31
 32.86
 -
 +
23
 BTV-2 rg
 32.13
 -
 -
 +
24
  
 30.48
 -
 - 1
 +
25
  
 28.66
 -
 - 1
 +
26
  
 28.38
 -
 35.08
 +
27
  
 26.72
 33.11
 -
 +
28   26.68 - - +

1: Milk samples collected on later days contained low levels of BTV RNA but it may be that the milk was contaminated by blood from the ewe.