Table 1

Number of blood samples collected from non-pregnant and pregnant ewes on 40 farms in the three scrapie categories in scrapie-afflicted areas (see also text).

Category
No of farms
No of samples from non-pregnant ewes
No of samples from pregnant ewes
Total no of samples

Scrapie-free farms
14
94
113
207
Scrapie-prone farms
12
120
119
239
Scrapie-afflicted farms
14
83
106
189
Total numbers*
40
297
338
635

*: Total number of farms, total number of samples from non-pregnant and pregnant ewes, respectively, and grand total of samples.

Gudmundsdóttir et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:23   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-23