Table 1. Identification of mink farms, number of blood samples by sampling route, swab samples and fecal samples collected in November 2020 in France from adult minks of the year.
A “scanstar” is an outdoor animal facility hosting minks.
| Farm | Minks present on the farm | Nb. of scanstars | Nb. of scanstars sampled from housings for minks slaughtered for fur | Blood samples | Pharyngo-tracheal swabs | Nb. of scanstars sampled from housings for live minks kept for breeding | Fecal samples (nb. of pools collected in each scanstar) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intra-cardiac puncture | Retro-orbital | |||||||
| A | 3800 | 3 | 3 | 179 | 162 | 0 | 0 | |
| B | 950 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7900 | 15 | 9 | 403 | 395 | 6 | 56a | |
| D | 10,850 | 26 | 20 | 1210 | 1230 | 6 | 34b | |
| Total | 23,500 | 47 | 34 | 1912 | 1643 | 13 | 90 | |
a number of fecal samples collected / number of minks sampled: 1–10 / 2–5 animals
b number of fecal samples collected / number of minks sampled: 4–7 / 10 animals