Development and validation of a protocol to identify and recruit participants into a large scale study on liver fluke in cattle

Table 5 Summary of farms size (acres) and numbers of cattle and sheep according to class present on the study farms as reported by farmers. Only farms with at least one animal are included for each class

Variable	Dairy				Non-dairy				All farms
	No. of farms	Mean	Min	Max	No. of farms	Mean	Min	Max	No. of farms	Mean	Min	Max
Total acres	95	346.5	40	5000	91	370.2	27	1600	186^a	358.1	27	5000
Grassland acres	98	251.1	30	1236	90	221	27	900	188^b	236.7	27	1236
Dairy cows	98	180.8	45	500	2	21.5	9	34	100	177.6	9	500
Beef cows	3	9	2	17	74	554.6	4	320	77	52.8	2	320
Dairy heifers	88	59.1	5	260	6	162.8	27	280	94	66.7	5	280
Beef heifers	1	4	4	4	61	13.2	1	80	62	13.5	1	80
Calves	90	62.8	2	250	78	41.4	1	310	168	52.9	1	310
Fatteners and stores	32	68.1	5	300	75	91.1	1	468	107	84.2	1	468
Bulls	73	1.8	1	16	64	1.9	1	8	137	1.9	1	16
Total cattle	98	315.4	68	886	92	173.9	25	986	190	246.9	25	986
Sheep	18	246.8	2	2000	64	396.4	3	1900	82	363.6	2	2000
Overwinter sheep	47	323.2	30	1500	25	262.4	50	1000	72	302.1	30	1500

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