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Table 1 Prevalence of Mycoplasma bovis in freshly calved cattle from recently infected herds.

From: The presence of Mycoplasma bovis in colostrum

Study group

Group A

Group B

Herd number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Type

B

B

D

D

M

M

M

B

M

M

M

M

M

D

D

D

B

Total n of cattle in herd

161

139

74

103

209

121

216

152

205

245

316

433

282

587

363

311

241

% PCR Pos (p/nt)

0

(0/6)

0

(0/11)

0

(0/8)

0

(0/3)

0

(0/12)

0

(0/5)

30

(3/10)

10

(1/10)

0

(0/10)

0

(0/11)

0

(0/4)

11.1

(1/9)

0

(0/11)

0

(0/63)

2.8

(2/71)

0

(0/74)

0

(0/50)

  1. n = number; % PCR Pos = Percentage of positive samples; p/nt = absolute number of samples positive over number of animals tested; Types: B = Beef farm; D = Dairy farm, M = Mixed farm.