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Table 4 Scrapie flock culls

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

Flock culls in 2003-2008

classical

atypical

all

Number of flock culls in 2003-2008

69

2

71

Animals present at the time of flock cull

18224

128

18352

Animals culled (including later individual culls)

6507

60

6567

Animals tested

4304

60

4364

Number of secondary cases (i.e. in culled flocks)

191

0

191

Number of culled flocks with secondary cases

49

0

49

  1. Summary information of scrapie flock culls in 2003-2008.