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. 2017 Feb;23(2):284–287. doi: 10.3201/eid2302.161416

Table. Experimental oral inoculation of 16 calves with brain homogenate of L-type bovine spongiform encephalopathy prions*.

Inoculum dose, g No. inoculated No. died (postinoculation mo) No. euthanized (postinoculation mo)
1 4 0 2 (51), 2 (52)
5 6 0 1 (54), 2 (70), 1 (73), 1 (75), 1 (82)
10 4 0 1 (74), 1 (81), 1 (85), 1 (86)
50 2 1 (88) 0

*Necropsies were performed on all animals except the 1 still alive as of December 2016.