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Table 1 Occurrence of clinical disease in four breeds of sheep 14 months after MAP inoculation based on a trial conducted in Australia in 2012

From: Variation in susceptibility of different breeds of sheep to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis following experimental inoculation

Breed

Total number of animals

Number of sheep developing clinical disease

Occurrence (%)

Relative risk

(95% CI)

p value

Merino

36

15

42

1.00a

  

White Suffolk × Merino

36

13

36

0.87

(0.48–1.55)

0.63

Border Leicester

34

4

12

0.28

(0.10–0.77)

0.01

Poll Dorset

36

4

11

0.27

(0.10–0.73)

0.01

  1. aReference group.