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Table 1 Quantitative PCR results for cows and calves

From: Transplacental transmission of Theileria orientalis occurs at a low rate in field-affected cattle: infection in utero does not appear to be a major cause of abortion

qPCR result

Herd 1

Herd 2

Herd 3

TP1

 

TP1

 

TP2

 
 

Cows

Calves

Cows

Calves

Cows

Calves

Negative (n)

0

25

0

21

11

30

Low (n)

26

0

21

0

10

0

Moderate (n)

0

1

0

0

9

0

High (n)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total (n)

26

26

21

22

30

30

  1. Abbreviations: TP1 Time point 1 (approximately 5 weeks pre-partum), TP2 Time point 2 (within 48 h post-partum)
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