Table 1.
Numbers of breeders and offspring culture-positive for C. bovis
| Treatment group |
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| AB (n = 7) | NAB (n = 6) | |
| Adults | ||
| At breeder pairinga | 7e | 2 |
| At birth of pups | 2e | 6 |
| At weaning of pupsb | 0e | 6 |
| 5 wk after weaningc | 3 | 6 |
| 10 wk after weaningc | 3 | 6 |
| Offspring | ||
| 5 wk after weaning | 0e | 6 |
| 10 wk after weaningd | 0e | 6 |
a
qPCR data used at breeder pairing to designate positive C. bovis status
b
Adults and pups cultured immediately prior to weaning by using the same sample
c
One adult of the breeding pair was retained for sampling at 5 and 10 wk after weaning of pups
d
Both male and female offspring were cultured by using the same sample
e
P ≤ 0.05 (Fisher exact test) between treatment groups