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Table 1 Apparent and estimated true seropositivity to T. gondii for primiparous ewes mated as ewe lambs (approximately one-year-old at sampling) or yearlings (approximately two-years-old at sampling) and mature multiparous ewes (aged three-years-old or older) from 28 Australian farms

From: Toxoplasma gondii is not an important contributor to poor reproductive performance of primiparous ewes from southern Australia: a prospective cohort study

 

Ewes sampled

   

Flocks (n)

Individual ewes (n)

Seropositive samples (n)

Apparent seropositivity

% (95% CI)

Estimated true seropositivity

% (95% CrI)

Primiparous ewes

 Ewe lambs

19

839

7

0.8 (0.4, 1.6)a

0.7 (0.1, 1.6)

 Yearling

11

440

7

1.6 (0.7, 3.1)a

1.6 (0.4, 3.1)

Mature ewes

28

558

45

8.1 (6.0, 10.5)b

8.1 (5.8, 10.6)

  1. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval
  2. 95% CrI: 95% credible interval
  3. ab Apparent seropositivity proportion (%) with different superscripts are significantly different (two sample proportion z-test (2-tailed) P < 0.05)