Research Article
Evaluation of Whole Carcass Composting as a Mortality Disposal Option for African Swine Fever Virus-Infected Swine
Table 1
Results of virus isolation testing for spleen samples (n = 3) collected from CP1-4 on study days 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10.
| | Day of collection | | | Sample replicate | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 | Pass 1 | Pass 2 | Pass 3 |
| | CP1 | A | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | B | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | C | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| | CP2 | A | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | B | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | C | + | nt | Nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| | CP3 | A | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | B | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | C | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| | CP4 | A | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | B | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | C | + | nt | nt | + | nt | nt | — | + | + | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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(+/−): positive/negative for hemadsorption; nt = not tested.
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