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Table 4 Summary of mean PCR Ct and FFU/mL across all 4 batches of non-treated ingredients

From: Modeling the transboundary risk of feed ingredients contaminated with porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

Ingredient

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

Ct/FFU titer

Ct/FFU titer

Ct/FFU titer

Ct/FFU titer

Batch 1

Batch 2

Batch 3

Batch 4

Soybeans (organic)

20.76/5120

23.27/neg

26.42/neg

25.52/neg

Soybean meal (organic)

19.20/40,960

19.10/1920

20.10/800

22.55/60

Soybeans (conventional)

22.39/3840

24.18/40

28.86/neg

20.99/neg

Soybean meal

(conventional)

19.75/7680

19.71/1920

19.76/5120

16.04/60

Lysine hydrochloride

18.54/1280

18.51/40

18.79/100

17.83/100

D-L methionine

22.17/2560

21.25/neg

25.03/neg

19.50/neg

Tryptophan

23.56/160

22.54/neg

25.30/neg

21.31/neg

Vitamin A

25.22/neg

22.66/neg

25.23/neg

26.85/neg

Vitamin D

22.28/3840

21.29/640

22.72/320

20.94/40

Vitamin E

28.54/neg

22.86/neg

26.15/neg

30.86/neg

Choline chloride

20.82/40

20.90/40

20.41/neg

20.77/neg

Rice hulls

24.73/neg

24.47/neg

25.93/neg

22.99/neg

Corn cobs

23.66/80

22.83/neg

24.68/neg

24.49/neg

Tetracycline

38/neg

38/neg

38/neg

38/neg

(−) control feed

38/neg

38/neg

38/neg

38/neg

Virus stock

17.15/245,760

18.86/30

21.19/neg

23.73/neg

  1. Ingredient: Two 30 g replicates per ingredient
  2. Mean Ct/FFU titer: Mean Ct value and FFU/mL across the 2 samples per ingredient