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Table 3 Escherichia coli strains tested for K99 antigen.

From: Studies on Calf Diarrhoea in Mozambique: Prevalence of Bacterial Pathogens

Farm

No. of strains tested

No. of K99 positive strains (%)

 

H1

D2

T3

H

D

T

F3

26

26

52

5 (19)

15 (58)

20 (38)**(4

F6

24

20

44

6 (25)

5 (25)

11 (25)**(4

Others

38

9

47

3 (8)

2 (22)

5 (11)**(4

Total

88

55

143

14 (16)***

22 (40)***

36 (25)

  1. 1H = Healthy calves, 2D = Diarrhoeal calves, 3T = Total, 4F3 + F6 versus other farms. p = 0.009