Table 1 Comparison of Prnp allele frequencies [%] between scrapie-affected and healthy herds.
Scrapie Herds (A, B, E, J) | Herds without scrapie cases (C, D, F, G, H, I, X) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Breed category | Dairy | Dairy | |
Breed | S, T, A, N | S, T, A, N | |
Number of animals | 699 | 235 | |
Allele frequencies [%] | wt-S | 14.5 | 15.8 |
wt-P | 45.5 | 51.9 | |
S127 | 10.2 | 2.3 | |
S127* | 4.5 (A, E, J only) | 2.3 | |
M142 | 26.9 | 25.5 | |
Q211 | 2.2 | 2.6 | |
K222 | 0.7 | 0.6 |