Table 2

Cattle with VTEC O157:H7-positive faecal samples, distributed according to age group.

Age group
No. positive
No. sampled
%

Older calves
7
181
3.9a
Young stock
23
1789
1.3
Adult cattle
7
1092
0.6a
Not recorded
0
9
0

Total
37
3071
1.2

a values significantly different at p < 0.001

Albihn et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2003 44:43   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-44-43