Table 1.
Results of the analysis of boot swabs and liquid manure samples (n/ %) from 77 herds by faecal culture in three labs (I to III) and by two different qPCR methods (qPCR A and qPCR B) for Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP)
| Methode of MAP detection | Laba | Boot swab | Liquid manure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| posb | negc | n.a.d | pos | neg | n.a. | ||
| Faecal culture | I | 40/ 51.9 | 37 /48.0 | 0 /0.0 | 39 /50.6 | 36 /46.8 | 2 /2.6 |
| Faecal culture | II | 41/ 53.2 | 36 /46.8 | 0 /0.0 | 38 /49.4 | 37 /48.0 | 2 /2.6 |
| Faecal culture | III | 41 /53.2 | 35 /45.5 | 1 /1.3 | 21 /27.3 | 54 /70.1 | 2 /2.6 |
| qPCR A | II | 35 /45.5 | 39 /50.6 | 3 /3.9 | 33 /42.9 | 35 /45.5 | 9 /11.7 |
| qPCR B | III | 37 /48.0 | 36 /46.8 | 4 /5.2 | 38 /49.4 | 32 /41.6 | 7 /9.1 |
aLaboratory
bMAP-positive
cMAP-negative
dNon-assessable faecal culture due to contamination or non-assessable qPCR results