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Table 3 Brain tissue samples tested from sheep of the ten different genotypes in or from the Sheep Unit

From: Atypical scrapie in sheep from a UK research flock which is free from classical scrapie

PrP genotype

Potential no. of sheep of the genotype

Sheep with relevant test results (%)

ARR/ARR

793

221 (27.87)

ARR/AHQ

6

1 (16.67)

ARR/ARQ

538

207 (38.48)

AHQ/AHQ

91

33 (36.26)

ARQ/AHQ

32

5 (15.62)

ARQ/ARQ

1651

302 (18.29)

ARR/VRQ

303

47 (15.51)

AHQ/VRQ

31

14 (45.16)

ARQ/VRQ

498

131 (32.11)

VRQ/VRQ

597

80 (13.40)

Total

4540

1041 (22.93)