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Table 8 The detailed CFT (complement fixation test) and BST (brucellin skin test) results from 222 animals in 146 Group B herds at the subsequent assessment. Each of these animals was CFT- and/or iELISA positive at the initial assessment

From: An evaluation of Irish cattle herds with inconclusive serological evidence of bovine brucellosis

CFT resulta

BST resultb

 

0

0.5

1

2

3

4

5

> 5

Total

Positive

34

 

6

1

0

0

2

0

43

Negative

162

1

7

5

2

0

1

1

179

Total

196

1

13

6

2

0

3

1

222

  1. a A CFT result of 19.4 international CFT units or greater was considered positive, and negative otherwise; and,
  2. b A measurement of 2 mm or greater was considered positive, and negative otherwise.
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Irish Veterinary Journal

ISSN: 2046-0481