Table 3 MLMG patterns on dairy cattle farms from northern Italy where more than one Neospora caninum-positive foetus had been sampled during the study period, which showed differences (bold numbers) in length for ≥ 3 repeats at microsatellite loci on various chromosomes (Chr2, 7a, 8, 9, 10, 12)
Farm | Date | Chr 2 | Chr 7a | Â | Â | Chr 8 | Chr 9 | Chr 10 | Â | Chr 12 | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | MS2, x-y-z, (AT)x-TTGTATC-(AT)y-GT-(AT)z | MS1B, x = y + z, (AT)y-AC-(AT)z | MS7, x, AT-AA-(TA)X-GG | MS21, x = y+4, TG-(TACA)3-TACC-(TACA)yTT | MS10, x-y-z, AGT-(ACT)X-(AGA)Y-(TGA)Z-CAA | MS5, x, CG-(TA)X-TGTAGG | MS6A, x, GC-(TA)X-AC | MS6B, x, CC-(AT)X-GT | MS12, x, GC-(GT)X-GC | MS3, x, GC-(AT)x-AA |
6 | May 2015 | 6-8-2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6-23-10 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| Â | February 2016 | 7-10-2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6-25-10 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
| Â | April 2016 | 6-11-2 | 13 | 13 | NA | 5-25-10 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 11 |
| Â | June 2016 | 6-11-2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6-24-9 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
10 | January 2016 | 5-10-2 | 12 | 15 | 3 | NA | 11 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
| Â | April 2016 | 6-11-2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6-27-10 | 11 | 21 | 13 | NA | 12 |
15 | August 2017 | 6-11-2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6-19-10 | NA | NA | NA | 16 | 12 |
| Â | August 2017 | 6-11-2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6-28-9 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
17 | May 2017 | 6-10-2 | NA | 14 | 6 | NA | 11 | NA | NA | 17 | 12 |
| Â | November 2017 | 6-9-2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 7-24-12 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
| Â | February 2018 | NA | 12 | 10 | 6 | NA | NA | 13 | 12 | NA | NA |
35 | July 2018 | 6-11-2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | NA | 11 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
| Â | October 2018 | NA | NA | 15 | 6 | NA | 12 | 13 | NA | NA | 12 |