Table 2 Impact of N. caninum and T. gondii ewe serostatus on the reproductive results of the farm in 2011 (A) and 2012 (B)

Serostatus

n

Lambing ewes (%) ¹

Viable lambs/ewe ¹

Positive to N. caninum

91

54 (59.3%)^a

1.8 (99/54)^a

Positive to T. gondii

27

24 (88.9%)^b

2.2 (53/24)^ab

Positive to N. caninum + T. gondii

15

9 (60.0%)^a

1.8 (16/9)^ab

Negative

132

112 (84.8%)^b

2.2 (242/112)^b

Serostatus

n

Lambing ewes (%) ¹

Viable lambs/ewe

Positive to N. caninum

43

31 (72.1%)^a

1.9 (53/31)

Positive to T. gondii

21

20 (95.2%)^b

2.1 (41/20)

Positive to N. caninum + T. gondii

6

4 (66.7%)^ab

1.5 (6/4)

Negative

175

160 (91.4%)^b

2.0 (322/160)