Table 1.

Experimental design.

Group	Number of pregnant ewes	Number of foetuses/lambs	Inoculum (i.v.)	Treatment (s.c.)
G1	8	14	Nc-Spain7 106 tachyzoites	BKI-1553, 1st dose: 35 mg/kg bodyweight; a week later, a 2nd dose at 10 mg/kg bodyweight
G2	5	7	PBS	BKI-1553, 1st dose: 35 mg/kg bodyweight; a week later, a 2nd dose at 10 mg/kg bodyweight
G3	8	13	Nc-Spain7 106 tachyzoites	BKI-1553, 7 doses at 10 mg/kg bodyweight every other day
G4	5	9	PBS	BKI-1553, 7 doses at 10 mg/kg bodyweight every other day
G5	8	13	Nc-Spain7 106 tachyzoites	None
G6	3	5	PBS	None

i.v.: intravenous route.

s.c.: subcutaneous route.