Table 2.

Comparison of immunoreactive proteins of B. abortus that reacted independently with BP

	Antisera (BP) immunoreactions compared	No. of non-matched protein spots	Total no. of protein spots	Independence (%) a
Periods of challenge	week 3	17	101	16.84
	week 7	6	84	7.14
	week 10	9	78	11.54

BP - B. abortus-positive sera.

^aThe percent independence was calculated as the number of non-matched proteins to the antisera immunoreactions compared with others divided by the total number of proteins in these antisera immunoreactions × 100.