Table 3. First detection of C. pecorum in lambs at each sampling site (conjunctiva, rectum and vagina) by qPCR (infection).
Age (months) | qPCR+ (first detections) | ||||
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Conj. No. | Rect. No. | Vag. No. | Combined No. | Combined % | |
2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14.4 |
4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17.1 |
6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 32.8 |
8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9.2 |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13.1 |