TABLE 5.

Results of the HT-J test relative to liquid radiometric (Bactec) culture for bovine and ovine fecal samples from M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis-unexposed herds/flocks

HT-J test result by sample type	No. of Bactec culture results			Relative specificity (% [95% CI])a
	Positive	Negative	Total
Cattle samples				99.6 (98.43–99.95)
Positive	0	2	2
Negative	0	458	458
Total	0	460	460
Sheep samples				98.9 (93.90–99.97)
Positive	0	1	1
Negative	0	88	88
Total	0	89	89

^aCI, confidence interval.