Table-4.
The RF (log10 TCID50/ml) of fresh charcoal ash and slaked lime applied for inactivating Newcastle disease virus and Avian influenza virus under wet and dry conditions at consecutive re-suspension times with a 3-min incubation period.
| Number of times resuspended | Avian influenza virus | Newcastle disease virus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh charcoal ash | Slaked lime | Fresh charcoal ash | Slaked lime | |
| 1 | >5.00* | >4.75* | >5.75* | >5.00* |
| 2 | 0.50 | >4.75* | 5.25* | >5.50* |
| 3 | 0.50 | >4.75* | 0.00 | >5.50* |
| 4 | 0.50 | >4.75* | 0.50 | >5.50* |
| 5 | 0.50 | >4.75* | NT | >5.50* |
| 6 | NT | >5.00* | NT | >5.50* |
| 7 | NT | >5.00* | NT | >5.50* |
| 8 | NT | >5.00* | NT | 3.25* |
| 9 | NT | >5.00* | NT | 3.75* |
| 10 | NT | >5.00* | NT | 2.50 |
| 11 | NT | >5.00* | NT | 1.00 |
| 12 | NT | >4.75* | NT | 0.00 |
| 13 | NT | 2.50 | NT | NT |
| 14 | NT | 2.25 | NT | NT |
| 15 | NT | 1.75 | NT | NT |
Inactivation regarded effective when RF was ≥3, RF=Reduction factor