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Table 4 Analysis of histopathological lesions after MAP inoculation

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

Breed

Totala

Number of sheep with MAP histological lesionsb

Occurrence (%)

Relative risk

(95% CI)

p value

Merino

35

20

57

1.00c

  

White Suffolk × Merino

34

16

47

0.82

(0.52–1.30)

0.41

Border Leicester

34

16

47

0.82

(0.52–1.30)

0.41

Poll Dorset

36

15

42

0.73

(0.45–1.18)

0.20

  1. aTotal number of animals that had sections examined for histology.
  2. bAnimals were considered to have MAP associated histopathology if the lesion score [16] was greater than 1.
  3. cReference group.