Table 1

RAMALT test results in scrapie milk recipients and lateral transmission controls and timing of testing in relation to age and mixing
Animal number
 RAMALT Diagnosis
 Immuno-labelling
 Time [days] between




TBM
 FDC
 Birth and mixing
 Mixing and 1st RAMALT test
 Birth and 1st RAMALT test/death
 Mixing and 2nd RAMALT test
Scrapie milk recipients – median
 16
 199
 232
07–1359
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 8
 199
 207
 Not done
07–1360
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 8
 199
 207
 Not done
518/7
 Negative
 No
 No
 8
 Not done*
 105
 Not done
07–1362
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 8
 199
 207
 Not done
07–1357
 Positive
 Yes
 No
 9
 199
 208
 Not done
07–1358
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 9
 199
 208
 Not done
07–1097
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 13
 219
 232
 Not done
517/7
 Not done

13
 Not done
 43
 Not done
07–1089
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 16
 219
 235
 Not done
07–1090
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 16
 219
 235
 Not done
07–1095
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 19
 213
 232
 Not done
07–1096
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 19
 213
 232
 Not done
516/7
 Not done

20
 Not done
 44
 Not done
07–1094
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 20
 213
 233
 Not done
07–1091
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 34
 199
 233
 Not done
07–1092
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 34
 199
 233
 Not done
07–1099
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 42
 190
 232
 Not done
07–1252
 Positive
 Yes
 Yes
 42
 190
 232
 Not done
Lateral transmission controls – median
 72
 162
 234
 242
07–1109
 Positive
 Yes
 No
 70
 162
 232
 242
07–1108
 Negative
 No
 No
 71
 162
 233
 242
07–1107
 Positive
 Yes
 No
 72
 162
 234
 242
07–1245
 Negative
 No
 No
 112
 122
 234
 202
07–1246
 Negative
 No
 No
 112
 122
 234
 202

* RAMALT examined at cull, 97 days after mixing

Konold et al. BMC Veterinary Research 2008 4:14   doi:10.1186/1746-6148-4-14