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Table 2 Milk donor details

From: Evidence of scrapie transmission via milk

Dam ID

Breed

Number of recipient lambs fed

Total volume collected/fed [kg]

Start of lactation, days of lactation, age at cull*

Definite clinical signs observed at

140/6

Cheviot

1

5

21 m 24 d, 13 d, 22 m 15 d

Start of lactation

139/6

PD × Fries

1518/7(-)

6.5

21 m 26 d, 12 d, 22 m 12 d

Start of lactation

326/7

PD

1

8

21 m 14 d, 22 d, 22 m 26 d

End of lactation

695/7

PD × Fries

1

8

21 m 17 d, 23 d, 27 m 21 d

End of lactation

352/7

PD

1

10.5

43 m 5 d, 20 d, 47 m 6 d

Mid lactation

350/7

PD

1

11.5

21 m 14 d, 23 d, 23 m 1 d

Start of lactation

1010/6

PD

2517/7(+)

39

43 m 5 d, 39 d, 45 m 4 d

Mid lactation

528/7

PD

2

42

19 m 2 d, 51 d, 25 m 14 d

End of lactation

1011/6

PD

2

60.5

43 m 4 d, 52 d, 45 m 17 d

Mid lactation

54/6

PD

2516/7(+)

70.5

32 m 10 d, 54 d, 38 m 27 d

Mid lactation

225/6

PD

2

76

21 m 28 d, 45 d, 23 m 6 d

Mid lactation

55/6

PD

2

121

32 m 7 d, 71 d, 38 m 25 d

End of lactation

  1. * Months are displayed in calendar months
  2. PD Poll Dorset
  3. Fries Friesland
  4. 518/7(-) Culled lamb without detectable PrPd
  5. 516/7(+) Culled lamb with detectable PrPd
  6. 517/7(+) Culled lamb with detectable PrPd