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Table 1 Blood samples and milk samples taken during year 2015 and 2016

From: Quantitative immunoassay for mink immunoglobulin in serum and milk

Year

Farm

Adult females

No. adult female blood samples

No. milk samples

No. kit blood samples

Kit age

2015

A

4

4

4

4–12

0–1 weeks

2015

B

4

4

4

4–12

0–1 weeks

2016

C

20

60a

40a

120b

0–23 days

2016

B

19c

57a

57a

112b

0–23 days

  1. aSamples taken once a week for 3 weeks
  2. bTwo kits were sampled from each litter once a week
  3. cOne mother lost all her kits and was excluded from the study and one litter lost all kits after second week of sampling