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Number of Neospora caninum seropositive female animals above 4 months of age in a Swedish dairy herd. The animals were classified into age groups according to year of birth. |
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| Age |
Year |
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| years |
1994* |
1995* |
1996* |
1997* |
1998* |
1999* |
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| ≥4 |
5/15 (33%) |
4/10 (40%) |
15/23 (65%) |
19/23 (83%) |
18/25 (72%) |
18/20 (90%) |
| 3 |
6/12 (50%) |
4/8 (50%) |
13/13 (100%) |
9/16 (56%) |
10/14 (71%) |
20/23 (87%) |
| 2 |
11/17 (65%) |
18/18 (100%) |
14/19 (74%) |
13/16 (81%) |
20/26 (77%) |
14/16 (88%) |
| 1 |
18/18 (100%) |
11/16 (69%) |
12/18 (67%) |
20/26 (77%) |
15/16 (94%) |
16/19 (84%) |
| <1 |
4/8 (50%) |
0/0 |
0/0 |
1/2 (50%) |
1/2 (50%) |
5/6 (83%) |
| Total |
44/70 (63%) |
37/52 (71%) |
54/73 (74%) |
62/83 (75%) |
64/83 (77%) |
73/84 (87%) |
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* number of seropositive animals/total number of animals (percentage). | ||||||
Stenlund et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2003 44:63 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-44-63 |
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