Table 2.

Levels of shedding (GE/ μL)determined by qPCR com1 assay and serological status (IFA) in an endemically infected dairy goat enterprise in Victoria, Australia

Shedding level	Term kidders				Aborted goatsa
(GE per µL)	IFA +	IFA -	IFA missing	Total	Total
Negative	113	302	2	417	12
1-103	22	35	2	59	4
>103	10	4	-	14	10
Total	145	341	4	490	26

^aNo serology was available for aborted goats

GE = genome equivalents