Table 2 Distribution of 160 necropsied cattle according to PCR Cq values and western blot (WB) results (slaughterhouses in southern France, endemic areas of besnoitiosis)
From: Real-time PCR on skin biopsies for super-spreaders’ detection in bovine besnoitiosis
WB | PCR results | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cq ≤ 36 | 36 < Cq ≤ 40 | No Cq | ||
Positive | 15 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
Negative | 2 | 14 | 97 | 113 |
Total | 17 | 22 | 121 | 160 |