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Table 3 Number of heifers never positive (0 sampling days), or positive on one or more sampling days (1 – 7 times) at one or more of four sites tested on each sampling day

From: Prevalence and transmission patterns of Mycoplasma bovis in comingled Holstein dairy heifers from two different parent farms

 

Number of Times Positive on Any Given Sampling Day

Farm

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Farm A Number of Heifers (%)

13 (18.1)

5 (6.9)

10 (13.9)

14 (19.4)

12 (16.7)

11 (15.3)

6 (8.3)

1 (1.4)

Farm B Number of Heifers (%)

6 (8.3)

1 (1.4)

19 (26.4)

20 (27.8)

14 (19.4)

8 (11.1)

4 (5.6)

0 (0)

Total Heifers Number of Heifers (%)

19 (13.2)

6 (4.2)

29 (20.1)

34 (23.6)

26 (18.1)

19 (13.2)

10 (6.9)

1 (0.7)

  1. The number of heifers positive at least one site on one or more sampling days was not significantly different between farms, P = 0.13, Fisher’s exact test