Table 3.
Distribution (1 = positive and 0 = negative) of PCR (IS900) results of intestines (distal ileum, mid jejunum, ileocecal valve), draining mesenteric lymph nodes as well as bilateral mammary tissue and mammary lymph nodes, and bilateral milk of goats designated to be slaughtered with clinical signs consistent with paratuberculosis.
| Pooled Tissue Samples | Milk L | Milk R | Number of Goats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results Combination | Intestines | Mesenteric Lnn | Mammary Lnn | Mammary Tissue | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total: 19 | Total: 22 | Total: 9 | Total: 7 | Total: 4 | Total: 3 | Total no. of goats: 27 | |