Table 1 Details of faecal specimens collected from domestic horses and foals in Kolkata, India during January 2010 and screening for rotavirus and picobirnavirus by PAGE and RT-PCR assay.
Sl. No. | Sample code | Age and Sex | Health status | Stool consistency | PAGE Screening | RT-PCR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | RV | PBV | RV | PBV |
1. | BG-Eq-1 | 3 yr/F (Filly) | Healthy | Normal | - | - | - | - |
2. | BG-Eq-2 | 5 yr/F (Mare) | Diarrhoeic | Loose | - | - | - | - |
3. | BG-Eq-3 | 10 m/F (Foal) | Diarrhoeic | Loose | - | - | - | (+) ve 201 bp GGI |
4. | BG-Eq-4 | 3 yr/M (Colt) | Healthy | Normal | - | - | - | - |
5. | BG-Eq-5 | 6 yr/M (Stallion) | Healthy | Normal | - | - | - | - |
6. | BG-Eq-6 | 9 m/M (Foal) | Healthy | Normal | - | - | - | - |
7. | BG-Eq-7 | 3 yr/M (Colt) | Healthy | Normal | - | - | - | - |