Table 9 The summarised 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 result^a	BST result^b
	Positive	Negative	Total
Positive	3	40	43
Negative	9	170	179
Total	12	210	222

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

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