Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Reciprocal titre of T. gondii antibodies by MAT for calves orally inoculated with 10⁶ T. gondii oocysts (M4 strain). Cut off value ≥ 6 indicates a positive result

From: Detection and dissemination of Toxoplasma gondii in experimentally infected calves, a single test does not tell the whole story

Day pi	Calf number
Day pi	109	112	120	115	111	118
0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	50	10	6	100	3	25
21	1600	1600	400	800	800	1600
28	1600	1600	1600	1600	800	1600
35	1600	800	1600	1600	800	1600
42	na	800	800	800	1600	1600

Abbreviations: na, animal died due to pneumonia, therefore no sample available for testing; pi, post-infection

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