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Table 2 Scrapie surveillance

From: Scrapie prevalence in sheep of susceptible genotype is declining in a population subject to breeding for resistance

Year

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Active surveillance

       

Healthy slaughter

19642

21140

8949

8910

18564

15813

10214

Fallen stock

3864

4000

10137

10085

17528

14990

10193

Total

23506

25140

19086

18995

36092

30803

20407

Size of sample genotyped

      

Healthy slaughter

N/A

N/A

N/A

663

551

1222

446

Fallen stock

N/A

N/A

N/A

433

397

676

446

Total

N/A

N/A

N/A

1096

948

1898

892

  1. Number of samples from the scrapie surveillance, and number of samples selected randomly for genotyping.